The abandoned houses, some of which are in government homestead areas, are now covered with vegetation and are “inviting criminals” who need “hideouts,” he said.
These houses also pose health and safety issues because they can be used as dumping sites and dwelling places for insects, he added.
“The municipal council is closely looking at this nuisance issue,” he said.
Camacho, who is one of the prime movers of the Neighborhood Watch Task Force, is urging owners and landlords of abandoned houses to clean up their areas.
“We don’t want a law to look into this,” he said.
A cleanup should address the sanitary and fire hazard issues while preventing criminals from using abandoned houses as their hiding places.
Last Saturday, Camacho joined the Kagman Neighborhood Watch Task Force led by block captain Glenn Dikito in a cleanup campaign in Kagman I.
He said he was impressed with the participation of the community members.
“There are lots of teenagers who joined,” he said, as he encouraged other precincts to also conduct cleanups.
Dikito, in a separate interview, said the cleanup campaign was supported by Rep. Frederick P. Deleon Guerrero, Ind.-Saipan.
Like their counterparts in Dandan, he said it’s their goal to conduct a village cleanup every Saturday.
