Gambell Airport Receives $9.3 Million for Improvements
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Gambell’s airport will receive $9.3 million from the federal government to make repairs that engineers say have been a long time coming.
Alcohol Related Ordinances Postponed, City Manager’s Contract Unofficially Renewed
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Councilman Stan Anderson requested that an ordinance limiting the hours of liquor sales and an ordinance for a ten percent excise tax on alcohol be kicked off the agenda. The Council unanimously approved, with the intention to bring them back after holding a work session on August 14th.
Six Entities File Petition to Supreme Court About Ruling on Bearded Seal’s ESA Listing
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Arctic Slope Regional Corporation has filed for a writ of certiorari with the U.S. Supreme Court and is joined by entities like the Northwest Arctic Borough, NANA Regional Corporation, and the Inupiat Community of the Arctic Slope.