GOAL: Prioritize Basic Needs

• Reliable and affordable utilities
• High-performing public schools and access to higher education
• Superior public health programs
• A clean and beautiful environment
• A safe and orderly community
• Opportunities for a decent living

How We Can Get There

• Invest in energy efficiency, renewable energy, and rainwater catchment systems.
• Invest in public schools, the Northern Marianas College, and the CNMI scholarship program.
• Invest in preventive healthcare and wellness programs.
• Provide adequate resources for public safety programs.
• Strengthen and enforce environmental protection laws.
• Strengthen and enforce zoning laws.
• Provide support for entrepreneurs and small business owners.

GOAL: Maximize Transparency & Accountability

• All public agencies and the Legislature subject to the Open Government Act
• Regular audits of all public agencies, with full disclosure of findings
• Highly qualified individuals leading public agencies
• Ample opportunities for concerned citizens to participate in the affairs of government

How we can get there

• Strengthen the Open Government Act, and apply it to the Legislature.
• Require annual independent audits of all government agencies, including the Legislature, and publicize findings.
• Establish and enforce required qualifications for all top appointed positions.
• Revamp the CNMI Legislature’s website to include meeting notices and agendas, regular updates on all bills, and voting records.
• Conduct regular public forums and public hearings.
  

GOAL: Build a Long Term Vision

• Responsive and efficient government
• Honest and visionary leadership
• Empowered citizens
• A strong, diversified, and sustainable economy
• A thriving natural environment

How we can get there

• Initiate community visioning process to streamline, reduce, and reorganize local government.
• Recruit a new generation of leaders with vision and integrity to step forward in the 2009 election and beyond.
• Promote civic volunteerism and activism.
• Stabilize the local business environment through sound policy and consistent enforcement.
• Identify and pursue viable industries that emphasize investment in our local workforce and minimal impacts to the environment and infrastructure.
• Carry ideas into action, collaborate wherever possible, and adapt as new ideas and information emerge.