Local government

The Susannaberg Transfer Station will be accepting waste from haulers carrying commercial trash.

The Governing Board of the Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority met in an emergency meeting on Thursday and approved several items .

"The increased salaries for these and other positions will greatly assist the agency in meeting its staffing goals and improving the quality of life for the affected employees.”

The congresswoman released the following statement regarding the advancement of the Build Back Better Act out of the committee process in the House of Representatives as it moves toward final passage.

Currently operating at less than 40% of its capacity, the facility is in dire need of restoration.

Plaskett released the following statement regarding an $8 million grant from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services for Lutheran Social Services of the Virgin Islands.

VIHFA has scheduled a series of public hearings to present projects selected for funding under the Fiscal Year 2021 CDBG grant allocation.

All flags should be flown half-staff all day until sunset on Sept. 11, 2021, as a mark of solemn respect in remembrance of the 9/11 terrorist attacks.

Work will begin on Monday, Sept. 13. Flaggers will be on site to assist with traffic control, and motorists traversing through the work area are asked to proceed with caution.

The Racial Justice and Equity Conservation Cooperative Agreements are available to entities and individuals for two-year projects that expand the delivery of conservation assistance to beginning, limited resource, socially disadvantaged and veteran farmers.