When something is out of place or appears dangerous, he said he wants it addressed.
That is why he felt so upset last Tuesday by the response of Saipan Mayor’s Office to his request to get rid of a rotting branch of a tree that posed a hazard at Laolao Beach.
Brundidge said it wouldn’t take long to cut the rotting branch and put it out of the way of residents and tourists.
One branch had already fallen and a bigger one was still hanging on — an accident just waiting to happen, he said.
Brundidge told Mayor Juan B. Tudela in a letter that whoever would come near the branch could seriously get hurt — the branch needed to be cut down completely.
He said he would be willing to help in anyway.
“I sent them a photo and they still didn’t want to investigate,” Brundidge said.
He added that his experience with the mayor’s office is “the real deal of what’s happening when a voter asks for assistance.”
Tudela, in his reply, told Brundidge that the mayor’s office workforce has been reduced due to the economic downturn.
Due to their limited resources, Tudela said their services outside residential areas have been curtailed.
Tudela said only essential services are maintained until additional resources become available again.
He also told Brundidge that the maintenance of beaches, parks and other recreational and tourist sights is the job of the Division of Parks and Recreation.
“Please direct your request to that agency as that is the appropriate agency to address such concern,” Tudela told Brundidge.
Brundidge got rid of the tree himself.
