Rodriguez: waste-to-energy proposal needs more vetting
<span style="font-family: Arial, sans-serif; font-size: 12px; line-height: 13.8000001907349px;">Senator Dennis Rodriguez Jr. says the bill to approve a waste-to-energy facility contract may not be moving forward in this legislative term but the decades-long issue could possibly see the light of day next year. </span>
December 15, 2014Updated: December 15, 2014
By KUAM News
By KUAM News by Ken Quintanilla
Guam - Senator Dennis Rodriguez Jr. says the bill to approve a waste-to-energy facility contract may not be moving forward in this legislative term but the decades-long issue could possibly see the light of day next year. It was last week at the end of the public hearing on Bill 433 when Rodriguez, who oversees economic development, noted he would not report the bill out of committee.
"The issues isn't dead and it has been going on for decades so the best thing I believe that we need to do is properly vet it out with the community and the public involved all throughout the process so that when we do move forward legislatively it is something that is all inclusive of the community as well," he said.
Rodriguez says he foresees holding roundtables and hearings on the matter sometime next year. He adds while the committee didn't even get to hear from everyone on Friday, the written testimonies from the public will be available on his website at toduguam.com to review.
Guam - Senator Dennis Rodriguez Jr. says the bill to approve a waste-to-energy facility contract may not be moving forward in this legislative term but the decades-long issue could possibly see the light of day next year. It was last week at the end of the public hearing on Bill 433 when Rodriguez, who oversees economic development, noted he would not report the bill out of committee.
"The issues isn't dead and it has been going on for decades so the best thing I believe that we need to do is properly vet it out with the community and the public involved all throughout the process so that when we do move forward legislatively it is something that is all inclusive of the community as well," he said.
Rodriguez says he foresees holding roundtables and hearings on the matter sometime next year. He adds while the committee didn't even get to hear from everyone on Friday, the written testimonies from the public will be available on his website at toduguam.com to review.