By Emmanuel T. Erediano
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Variety News Staff
ACTING Gov. Dennis James C Mendiola (not Gov. David M. Apatang as earlier reported) on Tuesday approved spending measures for Rota and Tinian.
Authored by Rep. Patrick San Nicolas, House Local Bill 24-39 appropriating $54,000 in poker fee collections for the Tinian Mayor’s Office, municipal council, and the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission is now Tinian Local Law 24-10.
It allocates the poker fee collections as follows:
• $42,000 to the Tinian Mayor’s Office; $32,000 will be used for operations, personnel, professional services, and public programs, while the remaining $10,000 will serve as the mayor’s discretionary fund.
• $3,000 to the Tinian Municipal Council for public programs and office operations.
• $4,000 to the Tinian and Aguiguan Legislative Delegation.
• $5,000 to the Tinian Casino Gaming Control Commission for personnel and operations.
Authored by Rep. Julie Marie Ogo, H.L.B. 24-35, which appropriates $16,925 in poker license fee collections for the Rota Legislative Delegation to support Rota events and activities, is now Rota Local Law 24-6.
Emmanuel “Arnold” Erediano has a bachelor of science degree in Journalism. He started his career as police beat reporter. Loves to cook. Eats death threats for breakfast.
