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SUMMARY:Committee on Economic Development and Agriculture
DESCRIPTION:The Committee on Economic Development & Agriculture will be meeting on Thursday, July 14, 2022, at 10:00 a.m. in the Frits E. Lawaetz Conference Room on St. Croix. This hearing is to receive testimony on the overall status of the Limetree Bay Refinery, its recent sale, and other activities taking place at and around the refinery site. The committee will also receive testimony on the Agricultural Plan, developed by the University of the Virgin Islands as per Act 8404. This hearing will be conducted in person; however, support may participate remotely.\nBLOCK I                                                                                                                                 10:00 A.M.\nThe committee will hear testimony, not limited to, the overall status of the Limetree Bay Refinery, its recent sale, and other activities taking place at and around the refinery site.\nInvited Testifiers\nGordon Shirley, WIPL Chairman, West Indies Petroleum\nJeffrey Charles, Chief Operating Officer, Limetree Bay Terminals\nWayne L. Biggs, Chief Executive Director, VIEDA\nKarl Knight, Chief of Staff, Office of the Governor\nThe Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning and Natural Resources\nThe Honorable Richard Evangelista, Esq., Commissioner, DLCA\nNathan Simmonds, Director, Public Finance Authority\nJoel Lee, CPA, CGMA, CFE, Director, Bureau of Internal Revenue\nZeno Bain, Community Contact, Environmental Protection Agency\nLUNCH                                                                                                         12:00 P.M. – 1:00 P.M.\nBLOCK II                                                                                                                                   1:00 P.M.\nThe committee will hear testimony on the Agricultural Plan developed by the University of the Virgin Islands as per Act 8404, information regarding moving the plan forward through legislative action and other initiatives.\nInvited Testifiers\nDr. David Hall, President, University of the Virgin Islands\nThe Honorable Anthony D. Thomas, Commissioner, Department of Property & Procurement\nKimme Bryce, Area Director, Christiansted USDA Service Center\nMark Carlton, District Director, U.S. Department of Agriculture\nThe Honorable Positive T.A. Nelson, Commissioner, V.I. Department of Agriculture\nRudy G. O’Reilly, District Director, St. Croix District Conservationist\nDale Brown, Owner, Sejah Farm of the Virgin Islands\nSommer Sibilly Browne, Owner, VI Good Food Co-Op\nLuca Gasperi, Owner, Artfarm LLC\n
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ORGANIZER;CN=Senator Kenneth L. Gittens:MAILTO:senatorgittens@legvi.org
CATEGORIES:Economic Development and Agriculture
LOCATION:St. Croix
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