Good day, Senator Kenneth L. Gittens, Chairperson of the Committee on Homeland 
Security, Justice, and Public Safety; committee members; all other senators in attendance 
today; all those seated in the senate chambers; as well as those in the listening and 
viewing audience.  
My name is Rueben Jennings, and I am the Assistant Commissioner at the Virgin Islands 
Department of Public Works (DPW). Thank you for the opportunity to discuss the 
department’s involvement in preparing for the upcoming St. John Celebration. 
Department of Public Works staff met with Division of Festival committee members, the 
Virgin Islands Police Department (VIPD), and the Virgin Islands Waste Management 
Authority (WMA). As such, DPW has plans to repair potholes along the parade route 
in the coming weeks. The department will also provide barricades for use during the 
parade, construct the Governor’s reviewing stand, and assist WMA will clean-up 
when necessary.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide this testimony regarding the department’s 
involvement. I am available to answer any questions.