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Committee approves $4 million from Insurance Guarantee Fund for WAPA streetlight repairs
Summary
By voice/roll call, the budget committee approved bill 36‑0210 to appropriate $4,000,000 from the Insurance Guarantee Fund to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority for repair, replacement and operation of street lights; OMB opposed using the insurance fund and WAPA outlined a one‑time plan to fix 437 damaged fixtures.
The Committee on Budget, Appropriations and Finance voted to favorably pass bill 36‑0210 on Dec. 15, authorizing a one‑time appropriation of $4,000,000 from the Insurance Guarantee Fund to the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority (WAPA) to repair, replace and operate street lights across the territory.
WAPA Chief Executive Officer Carl Knight said the territory has 17,767 streetlights (10,169 on Saint Croix, 6,814 on Saint Thomas and 595 on Saint John) and noted 437 fixtures require…
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