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Public commenter describes 'terrible' Laulau road conditions and urges delegation not to appropriate funds to buy 'best course'
Summary
A public commenter said the Laulau road is "terrible" and at times impassable, urged the delegation to treat it as an emergency and opposed appropriating money to purchase 'best course' material for secondary roads, saying that road repair falls to the mayor and noting a court ruling he cited.
An unidentified resident urged the Saipan and Northern Islands Legislative Delegation to treat the road into Laulau as an emergency, saying he nearly went into a ditch because of poor pavement and describing the route as "considered unpassable." He told the delegation the road is heavily used by tourists visiting nearby attractions and raised concerns about having no alternate route in case of an accident or another emergency.
The commenter also referenced a local appropriation of $500,000 under consideration and said he agreed with much of the package but opposed specifically allocating funds to "purchase best course and to rent equipment to repair secondary road," saying that the repair responsibility lies with the mayor. He cited a court ruling described in the public comment as "mayor versus CMS" and asked the delegation not to continue purchasing coral or similar material for road repair without resolving access to quarry materials.
The remarks were given during the public-comment period; the speaker did not identify himself by name on the record.
No legislative action on the specific appropriation was taken during the public-comments portion of the session.
