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Christopher Hartnett
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- PNP Mayors Federation Defends Municipal Construction Excise Taxes on Federally Funded Projects
The Federation of Mayors, which groups mayors affiliated with the New Progressive Party (PNP), sent a seven-page letter to Christopher Hartnett, administrator of Region 2 of the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), defending the legality of municipalities charging excise taxes (arbitrios) on construction projects, including those paid for with federal funds after recent natural disasters.
- Mayors’ Federation to Seek Meeting with FEMA Over Municipal Construction Excise Taxes
Gabriel Hernández, president of the Federación de Alcaldes (Federation of Mayors), said on Monday that the group plans to request a meeting with the FEMA region with jurisdiction over Puerto Rico.
- FEMA and Government Lead Interagency Response Coordination Exercise for Hurricane
Governor Jenniffer González Colón led a coordination exercise, the Puerto Rico Governor’s Executive Tabletop Exercise, with federal, state, and private sector representatives to evaluate preparedness and coordination in response to a hurricane.