Northwest Arctic Borough
Village Priorities 2004 – Capital Improvements Request List
MISSION:
“The Northwest Arctic Borough will
aggressively improve the quality of life for all residents, guided
always by Inupiat values, through excellence in governance and
facilitating achievement of common goals.”
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Ambler
Projects |
WHY a
community priority? |
Local/other Contact |
Who is
Responsible? |
Notes / Status
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Approved |
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City office
bldg / public safety complex |
Foundation
of city bldg very deteriorated; 2nd floor access diff
or imposs for elders.
Need search
and rescue, fire dept. equipt storage and access, VPSO
office/apt., holding cells
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Harry
Douglas 445-2122
Barbara
MacManus 445-2192 |
Denali Comm
USDA RD
Maniilaq |
Poss. new
facility or build new foundation and renovate/expand old. |
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Storage
bldg for heavy equipt. |
To take
care of what they already have. Equpt is rental REVENUE. Wd like
to purchase used grader from DOT. |
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USDA RD –
Econ. Devt. issue |
Have
Quonset hut. Too small. Other equpt subject to weather and
vandalism. Need to protect! Even temporary fencing to prevent
vandalism.
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Paved Roads |
(From
meetings with young adult residents.) Roads need grading at
minimum. |
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DOT –
funding unlikely at this time |
Asbestos
discovered in soil throughout village. Unsure of health hazard. |
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Paved &
expanded airport |
(From
meetings with young adult residents. No reason given.) |
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DOT |
Asbestos
discovered in land throughout village. Unsure of health hazard. |
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Asbestos
found in soil |
Potential
health hazard |
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Several
agencies (DOT, ANTHC, DEC w/ IRA) testing for OSHA concerns |
Per Tom
Bolen, on agenda for next Public safety comm mtg 09/20. Could
generate item for Assembly and Mayor to act on. |
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Housing for
2005 |
Ongoing
program to construct 5 new homes.
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Guy Adams |
NIHA |
Projected
for 2005. Subject to funding appropriations |
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Buckland
Projects |
WHY a
community priority? |
Local/other Contact |
Who is
Responsible? |
Notes / Status
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Approved |
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Piped water
and sewer |
Old
washeteria built 1983 for pop 150, now 450+. Only 1 dryer works,
2 showers, 1 commode.
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Darlene
Hadley 494-2121; fax 2930
Audrey
Hadley 494-2191; envir’tal coord
Jim
Kaercher, KAE engrs, 907-276-2176 x303 |
VSW and
related |
Army Corps
planning new elevated road w/ water/sewer lines across river;
NWAB concern re. strong flooding in area will damage lines/road |
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Bridge |
To expand
village and power grid; evacuation route in a flood; more access
to cemetery, subsistence food areas; move sewage lagoon away
from flood plain. |
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Tom Bolen
and Al Adams |
Will do
site visit Sept. 22 to see if bridge in Mat-su can be reused
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Roads
upgrade |
To
eliminate dust and erosion during springtime
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DOT –
funding unlikely |
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New
landfill |
Capacity at
max. Leachate drains into drinking water.
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DEC
EPA? |
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Headstart
program |
Better prep
to help students pass exit exam later. |
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NWAB School
District |
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Housing for
2005 |
Ongoing
program to construct 5 new homes.
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Guy Adams |
NIHA |
Projected
for 2005. Subject to funding appropriations |
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Deering
Projects |
WHY a
community priority? |
Local/other Contact |
Who is
Responsible? |
Notes / Status
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Approved |
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Landfill
completion |
Basic,
essential health/sanitation need |
Roberta
Moto, IRA Council 363-2214 |
DEC?
ANTHC
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Design
compl’d, materials rcvd. Construction not funded yet. |
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(Deering)
Piped water
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Basic,
essential health/sanitation need |
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VSW |
Currently
haul water to holding tanks in homes |
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Finish
water project |
Need
million gal tank to last thru breakup; water lines
deteriorating; econ devt |
Bev at City
363-2136 |
VSW |
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Wind
generation |
Lessen
dependency on outside fuel (cost, access) |
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Ask Brad
Reeves, KEA |
Could KEA
put in and manage for Deering? |
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Housing for
2006 |
Ongoing
program to construct 5 new homes.
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Guy Adams |
NIHA |
Projected
for 2006. Subject to funding appropriations |
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Health
Clinic |
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Nate Kotch |
Maniilaq |
Completed
by 12/2004 |
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Kiana
Projects |
WHY a
community priority? |
Local/other Contact |
Who is
Responsible? |
Notes / Status
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Approved |
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Access road
to gravel source |
Roads are
constructed from silt; gravel is needed to stabilize the
material. |
Delores
Tuckfield, 475-2109 |
City itself
– contact Walter Sampson, NANA re. access to gravel outside city |
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Road Devt |
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DOT |
Funding
unlikely at this time |
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Public
Safety bldg |
Need search
and rescue, fire dept. equipt storage and access, VPSO
office/apt., holding cells |
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Senate (Ted
Stevens) Special Appropriations |
Waiting for
approval from Senate |
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Housing for
2006 |
Ongoing
program to construct 5 new homes.
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Guy Adams |
NIHA |
Projected
for 2006. Subject to funding appropriations |
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Kivalina
Projects |
WHY a
community priority? |
Local/other Contact |
Who is
Responsible? |
Notes / Status
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Approved |
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Relocation |
Shoreline
dramatically eroding; village surrounded by water, no room for
expansion, sewage lagoon or land fill |
Stanley
Hawley 645-2137; Myra Henry (mayor) 645-2235 Hm |
City
IRA
NWAB
Federal
(Ted Stevens) |
Discussion
of relocation site continues |
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(Kivalina)
Flush and
haul sewage system
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Currently
still using honey buckets; fecal coliform polluting ocean and
lagoon creating serious health hazard |
Andy
Meltzer, ANTHC 729-3544 |
VSW |
Phase I of
VSW grant being implemented; phase II approved to complete
project but need funds |
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Road access
to gravel |
For
landfill upgrade or new landfill |
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DOT |
Funding
unlikely at this time |
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Landfill
clean up and upgrade |
Current one
is overflowing and the fence enclosing it is ONLY 4 ft. high
which is easily buried in snow and barely contains contents from
winds |
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Hiram
Walker, Maniilaq?
VSW? |
Working on
VSW grant with NANA/Dowl |
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Kobuk
Projects |
WHY a
community priority? |
Local/other Contact |
Who is
Responsible? |
Notes / Status
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Approved |
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Community
building |
For 20+
kids who usually hang out at Billie Jo’s house; need room for
work tables, dances and other activities
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Billie Jo
Lie, 948-2217
Pauline
Wood, 948-2203
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USDA?
Boys and
Girls?
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Backup
generator |
For “entire
village”; 125-150kw (?); power source in Shungnak |
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AEA (Alaska
Energy Authority), Chris Mello in Anchorage |
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Erosion |
“All roads”
flood and are damaged during rains and breakup |
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DOT |
Funding
unlikely at this time |
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Street
lights (about 8) |
For safety
on road to (1/2 mi) and within new housing (10 units) |
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Initial
capital investment needed. |
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Health
Clinic |
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Nate Kotch |
Maniilaq |
Completed
by 10/2005 |
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Noatak
Projects |
WHY a
community priority? |
Local/other Contact |
Who is
Responsible? |
Notes / Status
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Approved |
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Road
upgrade
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Ensure
access to gravel and integrity of road being eaten away by
erosion; same road that leads to airport |
Carol
Wesley, 485-2173
And Herbert
Walton, IRA |
DOT but
unlikely unless airport affected |
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Heavy
equipment, esp. dump truck |
To continue
road repair and stabilization, extension of road to new cemetery
and other construction projects |
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Al Adams
will try again |
Was on
legislative list but not approved; will try again |
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Youth or
recreation center |
Young
people need a safe place to meet, have healthy activities and
programs, interact with elders and other adults |
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Maniilaq?
Boys and Girls Club? |
Could
renovate and expand old building in village |
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Housing for
2005 |
Ongoing
program to construct 5 new homes.
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Guy Adams |
NIHA |
Projected
for 2005. Subject to funding appropriations |
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Noorvik
Projects |
WHY a
community priority? |
Local/other Contact |
Who is
Responsible? |
Notes / Status
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Approved |
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Road
improvement and expansion |
For
economic and housing devt |
Glenn Skin,
City Admin, 636-2100; Bob Martin, BIA |
BIA
(Juneau) |
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Public
Safety bldg |
Need search
and rescue, fire dept. equipt storage and access, VPSO
office/apt., holding cells |
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Maniilaq |
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Post office
– Commercial complex |
Economic
devt and to house IRA tribal offices |
Bob Muluk,
IRA G.M., 636-2144 |
Fed Govt
and Ted Stevens |
NOT normal
for P.O. and commercial use in same bldg |
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Selawik
Projects |
WHY a
community priority? |
Local/other Contact |
Who is
Responsible? |
Notes / Status
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Approved |
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New board
roads |
Many board
roads severely damaged, a safety hazard and impediment to
day-to-day activity and econ. Wet tundra, permafrost unsuitable
for roads or board roads |
Raven
Sheldon 484-2006 x14,
raven.sheldon@akuligaq.org |
DEC?
EPA? |
$3 M from
DEC for landfill and board roads
DEC/Dan
Easton 465-5135 to discuss new board road technol. |
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Landfill |
Current
open dump inadequate for large comm., need gravel to upgrade |
Roger
Clark, 484-2132 |
DEC, EPA,
VSW
Legislature |
Grant being
sought for demo supersack landfill project |
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Gravel
source (access to “spud farm” 13 mi.) |
Would allow
completion or fruition of many other projects |
Diana
Ramoth, IRA, 484-2377 |
DOT or
Legislature |
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Shungnak
Projects |
WHY a
community priority? |
Local/other Contact |
Who is
Responsible? |
Notes / Status
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Approved |
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Public
Safety bldg |
Need search
and rescue, fire dept. equipt storage and access, VPSO
office/apt., holding cells |
Helen
Mitchell, 437-2161 |
Denali?
Maniilaq? |
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Upgrade
water/ sewer bldg |
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VSW |
Possible to
use city’s app as model for water/sewer applic |
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(rev 09/27/04)
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