Community members are making their voices heard, urging Governor Lou Leon Guerrero to veto two controversial land bills they say threaten both the environment and public health. 

At a community care event Monday in Hagatna, residents gathered at Asiga to write personal letters to the governor, asking her to reject Bills 7-38 and 135-38. The event was led by local advocacy group Prutehi Guåhan. Bill 7-38 would allow limestone mining on 60 acres of Chamorro Land Trust land in Fadian. Bill 135-38 would convert the Guam International Country Club golf course into a solar farm.

Monaeka Flores with Prutehi Guahan declared, "We’re going through different tips for writing, asking folks to identify their main points,state clearly why this is an important issue for them whether they are a directly impacted community members of Yigo, and why it’s important to them that our leaders do everything they can to protect the aquifer and protect land held in public trust."

Flores says mining at Fadian risks harming ancient limestone forest and the aquifer, while the proposed solar project could introduce hazardous materials like cadmium near Guam’s primary water source. "Guam has a long history of contamination. We have serious issues of water contamination and vulnerabilities to our aquifer," she explained. "Those continue to grow every single day."

Attendees also brought cases of bottled water to donate to Yigo residents affected by dieldrin contamination — underscoring ongoing concerns about environmental safety. "It's not fair to the people that it was kept secret. Our leaders let us down, our agencies let us down. This is not something new, too" Flores maintained. "There is an institutional problem of silence and a lack of transparency."

These personal letters will be hand-delivered to Adelup with copies to the Guam Legislature this week.

In response, Governor Lou Leon Guerrero said she is still reviewing both bills and is aware of the concerns raised by community members on all sides. "I am very aware about the concerns that have been brought up by the community, both sides of the argument. I am looking at that considering all comments and messages and so forth. But I haven’t really decided yet," she said.

Supporters argue that revenue generated from the bills would help the longstanding backlog of homestead lots for Chamoru families. The governor has until this Saturday, October 18, to take action in the bills.