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DLNR asks for staff and equipment to support Rota agriculture, disking service, dog control and enforcement
Summary
A conservation officer for the Department of Land and Natural Resources told the Fiscal Affairs Committee Rota needs more staff and functioning equipment for agriculture services, a formal dog‑control program, and increased enforcement capacity for fish and wildlife and parks.
Rota — Jim Michael Atalek, a conservation officer with the Department of Land and Natural Resources, told the Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee that DLNR needs more personnel and reliable equipment in Rota to support agriculture, disking services, dog control and enforcement of hunting and fish‑and‑wildlife rules.
Atalek said the department operates a disking service that relies on one working tractor and another unit that has required more than $3,000 in repair attempts; the department lacks local technicians and has been unable to complete a diagnostic without a factory computer. “We’re missing the tractor. We are asking for some FTEs. We currently have 1, disking service operator that's going out servicing, all these, farmers. But, we cannot rely on 1,” Atalek said.
Why it matters: DLNR officials described disking and agricultural support as a current source of income and food security for Rota. The…
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