One of the visits coordinated by TLH-SXMF Executive Director Lugisse was a meeting with President of the Collectivite Hon. Alain Richardson. Lugisse said it was a good opportunity for the Tallahassee officials to also meet the head of the Government of the North side of the island and explore possibilities with respect to the sister-city agreement that already exists with Sint Maarten, hoping to create positive opportunities by way of the partnership when it comes to the development of St. Martin/St. Maarten, where both sides should work together.
"The TLH-SXMF will act as the main promoter and maintain contact with President Richardson with respect to exploring further the opportunities that exist under the existing framework of the city-sister agreement," Executive Director Arthur Lugisse said.
The delegation that visited the island was headed by Deputy Fire Chief John Gatlin from the Tallahassee City Fire Department. It also included representatives from Public Safety, Law enforcement, Government environmental engineering, Medical and Private sector business.