Surely, if anyone’s concern should be heeded, it is that of MVA, which is responsible for tourism —the mainstay of the CNMI’s economy.
The letter was sent to the governor in November 2010.
Or will the governor maintain the untenable position that the poles are “temporary” (we all know there’s no such word in these islands) and that change must await newer technology that, according to him, has not yet proved itself, all evidence to the contrary notwithstanding?
As others have observed, it does not matter what the federal plans called for. Plans can be changed. What does matter is to stop the placement of the poles — the more that get put in, the more it’s going to cost to take them back out.
Getting such power as may be needed to the public cemetery is not an emergency. What’s more important is that tourism’s interests be protected and preserved. Our economy depends on it.
RUTH L. TIGHE
Tanapag, Saipan
