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Mayors press GVB/GEDA roles as villages seek more maintenance, safety and tourism value
Summary
Mayors questioned whether tourism agencies (GVB, GEDA) and other territorial departments sufficiently include villages in destination planning, highlighting maintenance, staffing, stray-animal control, and public-safety concerns; council urged stronger community engagement and proposed identifying village priorities for any bond or tourism spending.
A lengthy discussion at the Mayor’s Council centered on the role of tourism and economic-development agencies (including Guam Visitors Bureau and GEDA) in supporting village maintenance and value for residents and visitors.
Several mayors and the president argued villages must be included in destination-management planning and that investment should target sites with cultural, historic or recreational value. One council member said a recent…
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