The Municipality of Las Marías owes $327,078 to the Puerto Rico Aqueduct and Sewer Authority (AAA), and the Fiscal Oversight Board has approved a plan to pay it off - while warning that further withholdings from the town's revenues may harm its operations. ^[1][2] Board Executive Director Robert F. Mujica Jr. conveyed the approval in a November 5 letter to AAFAF interim executive director Vicky González Vega; AAFAF had asked for the endorsement on September 14 under Section 207 of the federal PROMESA law. ^[3][4] Under the plan, the town makes an initial $50,000 payment, then clears the rest through 31 monthly payments of $8,650 plus one final payment of $8,928, with full repayment scheduled for November 2028. The money is withheld from the monthly property-tax remittances the Municipal Revenue Collection Center (CRIM) sends the municipality and goes directly to the AAA. ^[5][6][7][8] The Board's caution rests on how tight the town's cash flow already is: CRIM already withholds funds from those remittances for other municipal obligations, and a missed plan payment would make the entire remaining balance immediately due. As conditions, Las Marías must stay current on its ongoing AAA bills, authorize the automatic CRIM withholding, and work with the Office of Management and Budget on its upcoming budgets; the Board also recommended the town draw up a multi-year investment plan. ^{[9][10][11][12][13]} The caution also reflects an uneven fiscal picture. Las Marías' most recent audited finances show reduced long-term obligations, but its General Fund has produced irregular results and carries a negative audited balance; a significant share of revenue comes from grants that are one-time or declining, and construction-fee revenue has run well below estimates. ^{[14][15][16][17]}