(SNMIC) — The 16th Saipan & Northern Islands Municipal Council aims to restore the Saipan Neighborhood Watch as one of its immediate signature priority community projects in view of the lifting of austerity measures that has restored the council’s full operations with the availability of government appropriations through the federal ARPA funds.
The Neighborhood Watch has been in a hiatus since 2015 due to lack of funding.
The council aims to implement a year-round, community-based neighborhood watch to preserve the safety and security of the children, the youth, the adults and the elderly as well families, households, businesses, non-profit organizations, and public facilities in villages throughout Saipan.
“Our goal, too, is to call upon the 22nd Commonwealth Legislature to appropriate annual funding and dedicate this project in honor of the lives of Maleina and Faloma Quitugua Luhk, who mysteriously went missing a decade ago on May 25, 2011,” council chairperson Ana Demapan-Castro said. “Everyone’s lives and peace of mind matter.”
In addition, the council plans to hold a series of public meetings to solicit input and secure the valuable support and participation of the residents of Saipan regarding the council’s proposal to install CCTV cameras at school bus stops, sports and recreational facilities, public parks, etc.
The public meetings will be held from 5:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. on the following dates:
• June 28, 2021
Saipan Leadership Memorial Kiosku in Chalan Kanoa across from the post office
• July 13, 2021
Kagman Community Center in Kagman 3
• July 15, 2021
Carolinian Utt in Garapan
• July 20, 2021
Tanapag Social Hall across from Santa Remedios Church
You may also email your concerns or comments to [email protected]
For more information, call the council office at 664-2700 or 664-2701
