by Krystal Paco
Guam - It's been more than
a decade since Yigo resident Joseph Taitano was issued his first notice of
violation from the Guam Environmental Protection Agency and now the alleged
illegal dumper is looking to speed up his trial. At today's scheduling
conference, the 73-year-old Taitano requested that Judge Arthur Barcinas push
up the dates so he may seek off-island medical treatment.
Meanwhile, Guam EPA attorney Happy Rons requested to push back
trial to July as the issue is a "complex case" with 62 witnesses. Taitano
is looking to file a countersuit as he insists the government dumped on his Yigo
property.
"The materials are still there from when the fire started
they took the materials and dumped it in the same, adjacent lot," he said.
"So it's still there they have to move it. They charged me daily so I have
to charge them daily so the more time they wait, the more money I'm going to
make."
Trial remains set for May 8.
