Summer Youth program employees pick up 452 bags of trash, plant 1,400 trees
Summer Youth program employees pick up 452 bags of trash, plant 1,400 trees
Interns with the Governor’s Summer Youth Employment Program collected 452 bags of trash on Aug. 2, which is called Day of Service cleanup. The prior weekend, interns also planted over 1,400 trees as part of their tree planting mission at the Mannell Watershed Site in Merizo.
“Over 1,800 of the program’s participants were deployed along roadways, parks, and beaches this week, providing additional manpower to Government of Guam agencies charged with restoring our island’s beauty post Typhoon Mawar,” said Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero.
Lt. Gov. Joshua Tenorio said “we were especially impressed by the transformation and revitalization of the Dededo Skate Park Pavilions.”
“These community spaces are valuable to our youth and their families and provide places to exercise and connect,” he said. mbj
According to a recent report by the Guam Visitors Bureau, visitors to Guam generated about $1.4 billion in direct, indirect, and reduced impacts to Guam’s economy.
In an unusual move, the U.S. Navy in Guam has widely publicized the issuance of a Request for Proposals for housing for accompanied and unaccompanied personnel, more than a year after a Request for Information appeared.
The Guam Legislature adjourned a special session on Wednesday, Sept. 10 without taking action on Gov. Lourdes A. Leon Guerrero’s compromise budget proposal, prompting sharp criticism from the administration and a clash among senators over funding for the Guam Memorial Hospital.
