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Committee of the Whole - Legislature of the United States Virgin Islands Close About Us History Functions and Structure FY 2026 Budget Honor Roll Rules of the 36th Legislative Youth Advisory Council Application Careers Archives Legislative Archives Tours × St. Thomas Senators  St. John Senators  St.Croix Senators  Districts All Senators St. Croix St. Thomas - St. John Senator at Large × Committees Committee of the Whole Budget, Appropriation and Finance Culture, Youth, Aging, Sports, and Parks Disaster Recovery, Infrastructure and Planning Economic Development and Agriculture Education and Workforce Development Government Operations, Veteran Affairs and Consumer Protection Health, Hospitals and Human Services Homeland Security, Justice and Public Safety Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications Rules and Judiciary Session Folder × No event found! Calendars Bi-Weekly Senate Calendar Session Agenda × General Senators Committees Media Calendars Contact Committee of the Whole THE COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE Time:                               10:00 A.M. Call to Order:               Honorable Milton E. Potter, Senate President, 36 th Legislature Roll Call:                       Shenika Dowe-Serrano, Chief Journal Clerk CONSIDERATION OF FLOOR AGENDA: The 36 th Legislature will convene in a Committee of the Whole to receive testimony on the following zoning requests: BLOCK I Bill No. 36-0033               An Act amending official Zoning Map STZ-9, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, to rezone Remainder Parcel No. 19-1-2, Parcel No. 19-1-2-7 (Eastern portion), and Parcel No. 19-1-2-7 (Western portion), Estate Smith Bay, Nos. 1, 2, and 3 East End Quarter, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from A-2 (Agricultural Zone) to B-3 (Business Scattered) Invited Testifiers: Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning & Natural Resources Leia LaPlace-Matthew, Territorial Planner, Department of Planning & Natural Resources Candice Lindqvist-Wallace, Applicant Bill No. 36-0034                   An Act amending official Zoning Map STZ-9, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands, to rezone Parcel No. 19-1-2-4 Estate Smith Bay, St. Thomas, Virgin Islands from R-1 (Residential-Low Density) to B-3 (Business Scattered) Invited Testifiers: Honorable Jean-Pierre Oriol, Commissioner, Department of Planning & Natural Resources Leia LaPlace-Matthew, Territorial Planner, Department of Planning & Natural Resources Najocki Boyd, Applicant BLOCK II The Committee of the Whole will receive testimony on the economic pressures impacting the cost of living in the U.S. Virgin Islands COST OF LIVING IN THE U.S. VIRGIN ISLANDS Part 1:          CONSUMER GOODS Pricing structures of consumer goods Impact of freight and shipping costs Role of price controls and regulations by DLCA Perspectives from local businesses on economic challenge Recommendations to stabilize or reduce consumer goods prices Invited Testifiers: Honorable H. Nathalie Hodge, Commissioner, Department of Licensing & Consumer Affairs Wayne Biggs, Chief Executive Officer, Economic Development Authority Dr. Mark Wenner, Economist David Goldberg, Manager, The Fruit Bowl Willie Hamed, Vice President, The Market Ahed Daas, President, Food Center Michael Espinosa, General Manager, Cost-U-Less Roy Infante, General Manager, PriceSmart Jennifer Nugent-Hill, Senior Director, Tropical Shipping John Woods, President, STT/STJ Chamber of Commerce Part 2:          HOUSING & UTILITIES Rising costs of utilities Availability and affordability of housing Renewable energy initiatives and long-term savings Invited Testifiers: Eugene Jones, Jr., Executive Director, VI Housing Finance Authority Kyle Fleming, Director, VI Energy Office Karl Knight, Chief Executive Officer, VI Water & Power Authority Geraldine Pitt, Chief Executive Office, VIYA Daryl Griffith, Interim Executive Director, VI Waste Management Authority The Committee of the Whole will reconvene on Tuesday, March 04, 2025, in the Frits E. Lawaetz Legislative Conference Room. + Add to Google Calendar + iCal / Outlook export Tags: Ahed Daas , Bill No. 36-0033 , Bill No. 36-0034 , Candice Lindqvist-Wallace , CONSUMER GOODS , Cost-U-Less , Daryl Griffith , David Goldberg , Department of Licensing & Consumer Affairs , Department of Planning & Natural Resources , Dr. Mark Wenner , Economic Development Authority , economic pressures impacting the cost of living , Eugene Jones , Food Center , Geraldine Pitt , Honorable H. Nathalie Hodge , Honorable Jean Pierre Oriol , HOUSING & UTILITIES , Jennifer Nugent-Hill , John Woods , Karl Knight , Kyle Fleming , Leia LaPlace-Matthew , Michael Espinosa , Najocki Boyd , Parcel No. 19-1-2 , Parcel No. 19-1-2-4 Estate Smith Bay , Parcel No. 19-1-2-7 (Eastern portion) Parcel No. 19-1-2-7 (Western portion) Estate Smith Bay Nos. 1 2 and 3 , PriceSmart , Roy Infante , STT/STJ Chamber of Commerce , The Fruit Bowl , The Market , Tropical Shipping , VI Energy Office , VI Housing Finance Authority , VI Waste Management Authority , VI Water & Power Authority , Viya , Wayne Biggs , Willie Hamed Date Mar 03 2025 Expired! Time 10:00 am Location Earle B. Ottley Legislative Hall Charlotte Amalie Category Committee of the Whole Organizer Senator Milton E. 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