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Mapp Meets With Washington Officials To Discuss Funds For Infrastructure, Schools

Governor Kenneth Mapp Monday at Government House on St. Thomas met with Assistant Secretary of the Interior for Insular Affairs Honorable Esther P. Kia'aina and Director of Insular Affairs, Department of the Interior Nikolao I. Pula, Jr., to discuss a range of topics, including funding for St. Croix's Juan Luis Hospital, budget assistance to rebuild the territory's infrastructure, and educational funding to rebuild its schools. "We discussed the federal government's willingness to provide technical and financial assistance, and about how to better utilize and extend the use of federal funds," said Mapp, who was joined at the meeting by Lt. Gov. Osbert Potter and other senior staff members. He went on to touch briefly on the many other topics that was discussed. "Discussion turned to CMS and the Governor Juan F. Luis Hospital and our need for $11 million in capital improvements at the hospital," the governor explained. "We talked about our strategies with the Delegat...