February 28, 2025 
 
Honorable Marvin Blyden 
Chair, Committee on Housing, 
 Transportation and Telecommunications 
36th Legislature of the Virgin Islands 
Capitol Building 
St. Thomas, VI  00801 
 
Dear Chairman Blyden: 
 
Please accept this correspondence as my formal notice and apologies for my absence from 
today's Committee on Housing, Transportation and Telecommunications meeting, scheduled to 
begin at 10:00 a.m. in the Earle B. Ottley Legislative Chambers on the island of St. Thomas. As 
you are aware, as Vice-Chair of the Committee on Housing, Transportation and 
Telecommunications, I am attending the CSG East Housing Summit in Boston to discuss 
“Solutions to the Housing Shortage and Affordability Crisis”.  
 
Please mark me as excused and forward any documentation relative to this meeting to my 
office for my attention. I apologize for any inconvenience this may cause. I appreciate your 
consideration and the opportunity to represent this committee at the summit. Lastly, I will take 
this opportunity to wish you a successful meeting today. 
 
Sincerely, 
 
 
Honorable Clifford Joseph 
Vice-Chair, Committee on Housing, 
 Transportation and Telecommunications