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Speaker Terlaje opposes increasing project s area on base
By Anumita Kaur
A project within the Marine Corps main cantonment in Dededo needs to expand in acreage, according to a military memo, but Speaker Therese Terlaje opposes this change, citing a threat to historic sites on base. The entire area .consists of ancient villages and settlement areas of Måguak, Sabanan Fadang, Haputo, Pugua Point, Taguac and Machanao which have been disturbed and/or destroyed over time, Terlaje stated in response to the military memo. While I respect the survey reports conducted from decades past of the (base)… we also know that these surveys have been incomplete or incorrect in their assessments of known historic sites …particularly when we have seen at least 10 inadvertent discoveries of artifacts and inadvertent discoveries of human remains of at least 12 individuals from the Latte Period in the last three years of clearing and construction activities, she said.
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Still no information on multiple ancient burials at Camp Blaz
Anumita Kaur
Marine Corps Base Camp Blaz, when contacted last month for a report on the issue, stated: Given the ongoing nature of work, we defer to the (State Historic Preservation Office) to deem it appropriate to publicly release preliminary information.
The Vigilance Committee and Sen. Telena Nelson s office sent records requests to the preservation office last month after the Pacific Daily News reported there are more ancient burials at the new Marine Corps base under construction in Dededo. Nelson chairs the Guam Legislature s committee overseeing preservation.
The office rejected both requests, citing the National Historic Preservation Act 54 U.S.C. §307103 and said the Department of Defense made the determination the information cannot be disclosed.
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