CNMI Senate Committees To Address Issues With Landfills Submitted by PIR Editor on Wed, 05/10/2017 - 15:42 Department of Public Works says $5.5 million needed By Jon Perez SAIPAN, CNMI (Saipan Tribune, May 11, 2017) – The Senate committees on Fiscal Affairs and Public Utilities, Transportation, and Communications held separate public meetings to address the issues regarding the CNMI’s landfills, particularly the one in Marpi. Senate Fiscal Affairs Committee chair Jude U. Hofschneider (R-Tinian), said the Department of Public Works has requested the CNMI Legislature’s assistance in the construction of Cell 3 of the Marpi landfill, which would be done in phases. DPW Secretary James A. Ada sent a letter to legislative leaders about this.