Mapp approves $25.4 million for Waste Management Authority, including $4 million for vendors

Gov. Kenneth E. Mapp approved Bill No. 32-0290 on October 2, 2018, appropriating $25.4 million from the General Fund to the Virgin Islands Waste Management Authority for the fiscal year ending September 30, 2019.

The appropriation included $4 million for vendor payments.

Government House said the funding was intended to help pay waste haulers, increase the authority’s staff and cover outstanding vendor payments.

In a transmittal letter to Senate President Myron Jackson, Mapp said the authority remained responsible for managing large amounts of debris while continuing its regular solid-waste operations.

Official source: https://www.vi.gov/4-million-approved-for-waste-haulers-other-vendors/