Forum gives answers to military buildup
Saipan Tribune
Friday, January 29, 2010
The MIMC public forum held Wednesday at the Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe and broadcast live to Tinian and Rota through sponsors NMC and IT&E provided many answers about the pending military buildup in the Marianas region.
The event drew a larger than anticipated crowd and provided an opportunity for community members to get answers about the Draft Environmental Impact Statement and its effects on the islands.
The advisory consulting team from Guam, Celeste Werner and Mike Hrapla, vice presidents of Matrix Design, were on hand to give a presentation of the realities that the CNMI faces in the U.S. Marines' relocation to Guam and Tinian. It covered details of the live fire range, restricted access areas, training frequency, possible future expansion plans, and economic and environmental impacts. They also provided specific details on how to best submit comments to the Joint Guam Program Office so that local concerns can be heard prior to the Feb. 17, 2010, submission deadline.
Each of the islands had three rounds of question and answer periods in which many questions were asked. The most common concern seemed to be restricted access to the north end of Tinian and the numerous cultural and historic landmarks. While the draft EIS only provides potential impacts, the ACT team was able to shed a better perspective on what to expect.
MIMC coordinator Tom Linden was on hand on Tinian and was highly encouraged by the number of students who took the time to attend and ask questions. “The fact that so many students are concerned and interested in how it will influence the future of our islands and culture was very inspiring,” said Linden.
Gov. Benigno R. Fitial was very pleased with the turnout of the forum and the active participation of the community. “As stakeholders, we must ensure that the concerns of the community are heard,” said Fitial.
Anyone who wants more information on the Draft EIS or the information that was presented at the MIMC Forum can download the information from the Department of Commerce website at www.commerce.gov.mp or contact Tom Linden at cnmi.mimc@commerce.gov.mp. (PR)
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Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Tuesday, February 02, 2010
Draft EIS on military buildup made easier to understand
Draft EIS on military buildup made easier to understand
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Residents have only a few days left to submit comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement by the Feb. 17 deadline. But the public forum held yesterday by the Military Integration Management Committee helped residents and agencies understand more the $15- to $20-billion military buildup in Guam and Tinian, to make it easier for them to comment on the draft EIS.
Gary Kuwabara and Rick Solander from the Office of Economic Adjustment, along with members of the Guam Advisory Consulting Team, including Matrix Design vice presidents Celeste Werner and Gary Hrapla, and Loretta Lujan of M2D2, made a presentation yesterday about the highlights of the military buildup.
The group also answered questions from some of the 45 people that showed up at the Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe yesterday morning.
The group was able to break down the estimated 11,000 pages of draft EIS to hundreds of pages of documents for CNMI and Guam residents.
Brochures containing summaries and highlights of the buildup were also distributed at the forum.
“You could get a very good overview inside, into the draft EIS. Basically you'd be able to take away what's being proposed what are the alternatives considered by the military, and what are perceived to be the major impacts associated with those preferred actions, and what they've identified that need to be mitigated, what types of mitigation measures they might propose to reduce the impacts,” said Hrapla.
Hrapla encouraged residents to visit the Web site, www.one.guam.gov for more information about the buildup.
Residents can also access the draft EIS at www.guambuildupeis.us.
The CNMI government, through MIMC, has been working on consolidating government agency comments on the draft EIS.
An internal MIMC deadline for these draft comments is set for Feb. 9.
As with the public hearings held by the U.S. military earlier this month, residents yesterday voiced their concerns with the buildup, as well as their support or opposition to the massive project. Residents have been weighing the pros and cons of the U.S. Department of Defense project, which includes military training ranges on Tinian.
Because Guam cannot accommodate all training for the relocating Marines, the military looks at Tinian to provide opportunities for training groups of 200 Marines or larger due to greater land availability.
Tinian is only about 100 miles or 160 kilometers away from Guam.
The northern two-thirds of Tinian are leased to the U.S. Department of Defense. Company and battalion level non-live fire training areas already exist and are used on these lease parcels.
“The land, however, could be developed to accommodate live fire ranges,” the draft EIS/OES stated.
The proposed actions on Tinian include firing ranges for rifle known distance, automated combat pistol, platoon battle course, and field firing; and airspace use.
The relocation of Marines from Okinawa to Guam will start in the next couple of years and estimates currently show Guam’s population to increase by 35,000 people. This realignment will substantially impact the community and infrastructure on Guam as well as provide economic opportunities throughout the region. (Saipan Tribune)
Thursday, January 28, 2010
Residents have only a few days left to submit comments on the draft Environmental Impact Statement by the Feb. 17 deadline. But the public forum held yesterday by the Military Integration Management Committee helped residents and agencies understand more the $15- to $20-billion military buildup in Guam and Tinian, to make it easier for them to comment on the draft EIS.
Gary Kuwabara and Rick Solander from the Office of Economic Adjustment, along with members of the Guam Advisory Consulting Team, including Matrix Design vice presidents Celeste Werner and Gary Hrapla, and Loretta Lujan of M2D2, made a presentation yesterday about the highlights of the military buildup.
The group also answered questions from some of the 45 people that showed up at the Multi-Purpose Center in Susupe yesterday morning.
The group was able to break down the estimated 11,000 pages of draft EIS to hundreds of pages of documents for CNMI and Guam residents.
Brochures containing summaries and highlights of the buildup were also distributed at the forum.
“You could get a very good overview inside, into the draft EIS. Basically you'd be able to take away what's being proposed what are the alternatives considered by the military, and what are perceived to be the major impacts associated with those preferred actions, and what they've identified that need to be mitigated, what types of mitigation measures they might propose to reduce the impacts,” said Hrapla.
Hrapla encouraged residents to visit the Web site, www.one.guam.gov for more information about the buildup.
Residents can also access the draft EIS at www.guambuildupeis.us.
The CNMI government, through MIMC, has been working on consolidating government agency comments on the draft EIS.
An internal MIMC deadline for these draft comments is set for Feb. 9.
As with the public hearings held by the U.S. military earlier this month, residents yesterday voiced their concerns with the buildup, as well as their support or opposition to the massive project. Residents have been weighing the pros and cons of the U.S. Department of Defense project, which includes military training ranges on Tinian.
Because Guam cannot accommodate all training for the relocating Marines, the military looks at Tinian to provide opportunities for training groups of 200 Marines or larger due to greater land availability.
Tinian is only about 100 miles or 160 kilometers away from Guam.
The northern two-thirds of Tinian are leased to the U.S. Department of Defense. Company and battalion level non-live fire training areas already exist and are used on these lease parcels.
“The land, however, could be developed to accommodate live fire ranges,” the draft EIS/OES stated.
The proposed actions on Tinian include firing ranges for rifle known distance, automated combat pistol, platoon battle course, and field firing; and airspace use.
The relocation of Marines from Okinawa to Guam will start in the next couple of years and estimates currently show Guam’s population to increase by 35,000 people. This realignment will substantially impact the community and infrastructure on Guam as well as provide economic opportunities throughout the region. (Saipan Tribune)
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Saturday, January 30, 2010
PNC :: Legislature Holding Its DEIS Hearings This Week
PNC :: Legislature Holding Its DEIS Hearings This Week
Monday, 25 January 2010
Guam - Talks of the military buildup and the draft environmental impact statement continued Monday as the Guam legislature started the first of its 5 public hearing on the Draft EIS on the military buildup. The legislature will hold these public hearings everyday for the rest of this week.
So far the JGPO and the governor's office have both held public hearings on the draft environmental impact statement of the military buildup. Today the legislature begins it's series of public hearings on the DEIS. So what's the difference with these public hearings? One of it's co-organizers Senator Judi Guthertz explains that unlike previous public hearings the legislature will help people submit their comments in the proper format or in the format that the military will accept.
During the governor's workshops that were facilitated by Matrix Design Group participants were told that their comments would have to be written and submitted in the proper format or else the military would simply disregard them. In order to include comments as a part of their EIS the military is requiring that they reference specific areas of the DEIS document.
Senator Respicio says this is why he hopes that the public will come out in full force as they did at the previous hearings. Respicio hopes their hearings will generate comments that can and will be used as part of the Final EIS.
After the legislature finishes it's series of public hearings on the DEIS Speaker Judi Wonpat says that they plan to take the information and testimonies they gather directly to Washington D.C.. the speaker says they hope that the U.S. congress will be able to help answer the many questions the people of Guam have regarding the military buildup.
The Speaker says they are looking at going to Washington on the second week of February between the seventh on the tenth. While she has invited all of her colleagues the Speaker says that so far Vice-Speaker Cruz, Senator Respicio, Senator Guthertz, Senator Pangelinan, and Senator Frank Blas Jr have all expressed interest in joining the delegation.
Written by : Clynt Ridgell
Monday, 25 January 2010
Guam - Talks of the military buildup and the draft environmental impact statement continued Monday as the Guam legislature started the first of its 5 public hearing on the Draft EIS on the military buildup. The legislature will hold these public hearings everyday for the rest of this week.
So far the JGPO and the governor's office have both held public hearings on the draft environmental impact statement of the military buildup. Today the legislature begins it's series of public hearings on the DEIS. So what's the difference with these public hearings? One of it's co-organizers Senator Judi Guthertz explains that unlike previous public hearings the legislature will help people submit their comments in the proper format or in the format that the military will accept.
During the governor's workshops that were facilitated by Matrix Design Group participants were told that their comments would have to be written and submitted in the proper format or else the military would simply disregard them. In order to include comments as a part of their EIS the military is requiring that they reference specific areas of the DEIS document.
Senator Respicio says this is why he hopes that the public will come out in full force as they did at the previous hearings. Respicio hopes their hearings will generate comments that can and will be used as part of the Final EIS.
After the legislature finishes it's series of public hearings on the DEIS Speaker Judi Wonpat says that they plan to take the information and testimonies they gather directly to Washington D.C.. the speaker says they hope that the U.S. congress will be able to help answer the many questions the people of Guam have regarding the military buildup.
The Speaker says they are looking at going to Washington on the second week of February between the seventh on the tenth. While she has invited all of her colleagues the Speaker says that so far Vice-Speaker Cruz, Senator Respicio, Senator Guthertz, Senator Pangelinan, and Senator Frank Blas Jr have all expressed interest in joining the delegation.
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Wednesday, January 20, 2010
Adelup DEIS workshop draws crowd
Adelup DEIS workshop draws crowd
Posted: Jan 19, 2010 8:57 PM PST
by Sabrina Salas Matanane
Guam - The Draft Environmental Impact Statement continues to draw in the crowds. During Tuesday night's village workshop in Yigo, hosted by the Governor's Office, several residents showed up to share their concerns about the proposed buildup of troops.
One such resident proclaimed, "I can't emphasize enough governor, if at all possible if the Prime Minister of Japan is needing until may to reexamine the relocation of the Marines from Okinawa to Guam, then I think perhaps that you could write a letter sir asking for a similar extensions. Furthermore, sir, a concern template for what could potentially happen to the island of Guam that we all love is the unfortunate situation that's happening in Okinawa, not only the people, but to the environment - to the land."
The governor's hired consultant, the Matrix Design Group, is leading the workshops aimed at providing information to the public about the DEIS. Another workshop is scheduled to be held this evening at the Mangilao Senior Citizens Center. It wraps up at 8:30pm.
Posted: Jan 19, 2010 8:57 PM PST
by Sabrina Salas Matanane
Guam - The Draft Environmental Impact Statement continues to draw in the crowds. During Tuesday night's village workshop in Yigo, hosted by the Governor's Office, several residents showed up to share their concerns about the proposed buildup of troops.
One such resident proclaimed, "I can't emphasize enough governor, if at all possible if the Prime Minister of Japan is needing until may to reexamine the relocation of the Marines from Okinawa to Guam, then I think perhaps that you could write a letter sir asking for a similar extensions. Furthermore, sir, a concern template for what could potentially happen to the island of Guam that we all love is the unfortunate situation that's happening in Okinawa, not only the people, but to the environment - to the land."
The governor's hired consultant, the Matrix Design Group, is leading the workshops aimed at providing information to the public about the DEIS. Another workshop is scheduled to be held this evening at the Mangilao Senior Citizens Center. It wraps up at 8:30pm.
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Residents ask Camacho: Why only now?
Residents ask Camacho: Why only now?
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 03:10
by Tiffany Sukola | Variety News Staff
GOVERNOR Felix Camacho was in the hot seat last night during his public workshop meant to help Guam residents sift through the massive draft environmental impact statement.
Concerned citizens listen during Tuesday night’s public symposium on the draft environmental impact statement hosted by the governor’s office at the Yigo Senior Citizen Center. Matt Weiss/Variety
The meeting at the Yigo Senior Citizens Center was barely underway when crowd sentiment turned sour and concerned residents began demanding to know why Camacho was providing the public with the vital information just now.
“We should have had this information before the public hearings,” one person in crowd said.
According to Camacho, Matrix Design Group was contracted to go through the daunting draft report in order to condense the information in the key sections. He added that he wanted to provide island residents with a better understanding of the main issues the document outlines.
The meeting was supposed to help residents draft detailed comments to be submitted before the commenting process ended.
However, another island resident chimed in, asking the governor how he expected the people of Guam to make informed comments on the draft study without providing them with the tools to understand the complex document first.
Senator Judith Won-Pat was also present at the public hearing and repeated some of the frustrated sentiments residents were expressing.
Public release
She asked the governor if he could release to the public the reports submitted by government agencies. She mentioned, for example, the nearly 200 comments made by local biologists so far that have not been made publicly available.
“There are highly technical parts that are hard to comprehend,” said Won Pat, explaining that residents would have an easier time drafting their comments if they knew what experts had to say.
While Camacho said that he would consider the crowd’s demands, he isn’t sure if precedence allows the comments that government departments submit to be made public.
Deadline extension
The governor also defended his decision not to pursue another deadline extension, explaining that the government had already been denied a previous request for more time to absorb the 11,000-page document.
Camacho also said Congresswoman Madeline Bordallo is also working on getting island residents a longer time period to comment on the draft study. He admitted, however, that the chance of Guam receiving an extension is unlikely.
Instead, Camacho said the public should move forward with submitting their comments because despite the too-short commenting period, a deadline does exist.
“An extension could be beneficial,” said Camacho. “But we have to utilize the time we do have and move forward.”
Camacho urged the crowd gathered to continue to submit comments because the military buildup he said is not necessarily a done deal as some of the island’s leaders have said.
“My goal is to get more people to comment, which will result in action,” said Camacho.
The second of the Governor’s public presentations will be held tonight at the Mangilao Senior Citizens Center at 6 pm.
Wednesday, 20 January 2010 03:10
by Tiffany Sukola | Variety News Staff
GOVERNOR Felix Camacho was in the hot seat last night during his public workshop meant to help Guam residents sift through the massive draft environmental impact statement.
Concerned citizens listen during Tuesday night’s public symposium on the draft environmental impact statement hosted by the governor’s office at the Yigo Senior Citizen Center. Matt Weiss/Variety
The meeting at the Yigo Senior Citizens Center was barely underway when crowd sentiment turned sour and concerned residents began demanding to know why Camacho was providing the public with the vital information just now.
“We should have had this information before the public hearings,” one person in crowd said.
According to Camacho, Matrix Design Group was contracted to go through the daunting draft report in order to condense the information in the key sections. He added that he wanted to provide island residents with a better understanding of the main issues the document outlines.
The meeting was supposed to help residents draft detailed comments to be submitted before the commenting process ended.
However, another island resident chimed in, asking the governor how he expected the people of Guam to make informed comments on the draft study without providing them with the tools to understand the complex document first.
Senator Judith Won-Pat was also present at the public hearing and repeated some of the frustrated sentiments residents were expressing.
Public release
She asked the governor if he could release to the public the reports submitted by government agencies. She mentioned, for example, the nearly 200 comments made by local biologists so far that have not been made publicly available.
“There are highly technical parts that are hard to comprehend,” said Won Pat, explaining that residents would have an easier time drafting their comments if they knew what experts had to say.
While Camacho said that he would consider the crowd’s demands, he isn’t sure if precedence allows the comments that government departments submit to be made public.
Deadline extension
The governor also defended his decision not to pursue another deadline extension, explaining that the government had already been denied a previous request for more time to absorb the 11,000-page document.
Camacho also said Congresswoman Madeline Bordallo is also working on getting island residents a longer time period to comment on the draft study. He admitted, however, that the chance of Guam receiving an extension is unlikely.
Instead, Camacho said the public should move forward with submitting their comments because despite the too-short commenting period, a deadline does exist.
“An extension could be beneficial,” said Camacho. “But we have to utilize the time we do have and move forward.”
Camacho urged the crowd gathered to continue to submit comments because the military buildup he said is not necessarily a done deal as some of the island’s leaders have said.
“My goal is to get more people to comment, which will result in action,” said Camacho.
The second of the Governor’s public presentations will be held tonight at the Mangilao Senior Citizens Center at 6 pm.
PNC :: Gov Felix Camacho, George Bamba and Celeste Warner with Ray Gibson
PNC :: Gov Felix Camacho, George Bamba and Celeste Warner with Ray Gibson
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Interview between Ray Gibson, Governor Felix Camacho, Celeste Warner (Matrix/M2D2) and George Bamba about the public hearings they will be conducting for the Draft EIS.
If player does not work click here to download entire podcast.
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/images/stories/k57podcasts/jan10/100119_081541.mp3
Written by : Bob Gaeth
Tuesday, January 19, 2010
Interview between Ray Gibson, Governor Felix Camacho, Celeste Warner (Matrix/M2D2) and George Bamba about the public hearings they will be conducting for the Draft EIS.
If player does not work click here to download entire podcast.
http://www.pacificnewscenter.com/images/stories/k57podcasts/jan10/100119_081541.mp3
Written by : Bob Gaeth
New workshops continue DEIS analysis
New workshops continue DEIS analysis
Posted: Jan 18, 2010 9:36 PM PST
by Nick Delgado
Guam - The Governor's Office will be hosting its first in a pair of workshops this evening on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement at the Yigo Senior Citizens Center. You may wonder what the difference is between these workshops and last week's event, which was hosted by the Joint Guam Program Office.
According to Government of Guam consultant Matrix Design Group, the workshops will provide island residents with complete information that's in the DEIS along with fact sheets that summarize the 11,000-page document.
Although the team was not hired to provide a technical review of the DEIS, Matrix Vice-President Celeste Werner admits they do have some concerns, telling KUAM News, "We felt as though there were impacts that were not quantified or qualified. We believe that there are areas that they're missing the methodology on how they developed the conclusions in some areas."
Governor Felix Camacho says his concerns include that the DEIS assumes that the Government of Guam will have the financial capacity to mitigate and pay for the military buildup. Camacho says it's an issue that Guam must fight against.
He said, "There's certainly going to be a need for the United States to recognize this is an imposition on the Government of Guam and our people - this military buildup. We are not compared to the island of Hawaii or the other 48 continental U.S. states, or even Alaska." The governor added, "We do not as a government have the financial capacity to go and borrow anymore money or to go and raise our revenues or our taxes to the point that can mitigate or pay for these things."
Governor Camacho adds that he fully opposes sending anymore marines from Okinawa than the original 8,000 agreed upon. Meanwhile, Matrix will be educating the public during its workshops on how to provide what they call action comments that the Department of Defense will actually respond to. Another village workshop will be held tomorrow at the Mangilao Senior Citizens Center from 6-8:30pm.
Posted: Jan 18, 2010 9:36 PM PST
by Nick Delgado
Guam - The Governor's Office will be hosting its first in a pair of workshops this evening on the Draft Environmental Impact Statement at the Yigo Senior Citizens Center. You may wonder what the difference is between these workshops and last week's event, which was hosted by the Joint Guam Program Office.
According to Government of Guam consultant Matrix Design Group, the workshops will provide island residents with complete information that's in the DEIS along with fact sheets that summarize the 11,000-page document.
Although the team was not hired to provide a technical review of the DEIS, Matrix Vice-President Celeste Werner admits they do have some concerns, telling KUAM News, "We felt as though there were impacts that were not quantified or qualified. We believe that there are areas that they're missing the methodology on how they developed the conclusions in some areas."
Governor Felix Camacho says his concerns include that the DEIS assumes that the Government of Guam will have the financial capacity to mitigate and pay for the military buildup. Camacho says it's an issue that Guam must fight against.
He said, "There's certainly going to be a need for the United States to recognize this is an imposition on the Government of Guam and our people - this military buildup. We are not compared to the island of Hawaii or the other 48 continental U.S. states, or even Alaska." The governor added, "We do not as a government have the financial capacity to go and borrow anymore money or to go and raise our revenues or our taxes to the point that can mitigate or pay for these things."
Governor Camacho adds that he fully opposes sending anymore marines from Okinawa than the original 8,000 agreed upon. Meanwhile, Matrix will be educating the public during its workshops on how to provide what they call action comments that the Department of Defense will actually respond to. Another village workshop will be held tomorrow at the Mangilao Senior Citizens Center from 6-8:30pm.
Pangelinan critical of compatibility study
Pangelinan critical of compatibility study
Posted: Jan 18, 2010 4:39 PM
by Heather Hauswirth
Guam - The Governor's Village Workshops will be led by the Matrix Design Group, a Colorado-based company hired by Government of Guam to provide a comprehensive compatibility study of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The work the company has been tasked to do however is drawing criticism from Senator Ben Pangelinan, who believes their focus should have been on the technical impacts of the military buildup.
Governor Felix Camacho told KUAM News, "It's one thing to feel and say don't come or Yankee go home, but what good does that do if it doesn't force them to take any action? We are trying to take a more logical approach in understanding the process, explaining it to the people, and having them actually come and officially make a comment that would force action."
For $2.9 million the Matrix Design Group was tasked with conducting a formal review of the massive DEIS, and now they must make sure the comments made last week at the public hearings were more than just an outpouring of emotion, but backed up with research. Senator Pangelinan however believes organization's review of the DEIS is short-sighted, as its contract with GovGuam confines it to looking at the planning, environmental and fiscal components and not the technical aspects.
"We need some experts on the GovGuam side that will give us the status and stature to challenge the Defense Department experts, but they are saying they are prohibited from doing that and so what we are paying them hundreds of thousands of dollars if not millions for a public relations campaign, we don't need a public relations campaign, we need technical experts to help us evaluate the plans and the DEIS," he said.
But Governor Camacho dismissed the lawmaker's concerns, saying, "Criticisms about Matrix and resources and how they are spent and how the Legislature is not able to access that federal pool of money - these are issues they need to work out, but we continue to work at hand."
Earlier today the governor said he is confident that the matrix consultants ensure the people of Guam have their voices heard and that last week's emotional public hearings were not in vain. "How to properly respond so the passion and emotion and the comments they make count and count for something that would force the Department of Defense to react to and respond to what the people of Guam are saying," said Camacho.
Posted: Jan 18, 2010 4:39 PM
by Heather Hauswirth
Guam - The Governor's Village Workshops will be led by the Matrix Design Group, a Colorado-based company hired by Government of Guam to provide a comprehensive compatibility study of the Draft Environmental Impact Statement. The work the company has been tasked to do however is drawing criticism from Senator Ben Pangelinan, who believes their focus should have been on the technical impacts of the military buildup.
Governor Felix Camacho told KUAM News, "It's one thing to feel and say don't come or Yankee go home, but what good does that do if it doesn't force them to take any action? We are trying to take a more logical approach in understanding the process, explaining it to the people, and having them actually come and officially make a comment that would force action."
For $2.9 million the Matrix Design Group was tasked with conducting a formal review of the massive DEIS, and now they must make sure the comments made last week at the public hearings were more than just an outpouring of emotion, but backed up with research. Senator Pangelinan however believes organization's review of the DEIS is short-sighted, as its contract with GovGuam confines it to looking at the planning, environmental and fiscal components and not the technical aspects.
"We need some experts on the GovGuam side that will give us the status and stature to challenge the Defense Department experts, but they are saying they are prohibited from doing that and so what we are paying them hundreds of thousands of dollars if not millions for a public relations campaign, we don't need a public relations campaign, we need technical experts to help us evaluate the plans and the DEIS," he said.
But Governor Camacho dismissed the lawmaker's concerns, saying, "Criticisms about Matrix and resources and how they are spent and how the Legislature is not able to access that federal pool of money - these are issues they need to work out, but we continue to work at hand."
Earlier today the governor said he is confident that the matrix consultants ensure the people of Guam have their voices heard and that last week's emotional public hearings were not in vain. "How to properly respond so the passion and emotion and the comments they make count and count for something that would force the Department of Defense to react to and respond to what the people of Guam are saying," said Camacho.
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