The program, he said, will include a cleanup drive in Chinatown where graffiti, vandalism and other eyesores are widespread.
Macaranas, who also serves as the school’s PTA president, said the parents and teachers have sent out papers soliciting information from residents of Chinatown regarding the presence of “ugly things” in their village.
Another PTA member, John I. Tenorio, said residents are encouraged to cooperate and supply pertinent information to the neighborhood watch task force.
Macaranas is encouraging non-governmental organizations, including the island’s various community groups, to support the program.
Those who want to volunteer can help produce campaign stickers for the cleanup drive or pedestrian signs for the neighborhood watch, he added.
Macaranas said once they locate junk vehicles in the area they will ask the mayor’s office to remove them from the site.
The mayor’s office has an ongoing beautification program on Saipan that includes removing junk cars from the island.
Macaranas said he will also ask the Commonwealth Utilities Corp. to remove the debris around its electric poles.
“We see shoes hanging on electrical wires — that might easily sabotage the power system,” he said.
