Nome City Council Talks Mining Laws, Property Abatements
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Heated words on mining and property abatements were exchanged during what Mayor Richard Beneville called a “productive” Nome City Council meeting Monday night. The Council also addressed a possible resolution on public intoxication and vagrancy on Front Street.
Nome Deep-Draft Port Back on the Table
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More than two years since it shelved the project, the US Army Corps of Engineers will take a new look at a port expansion in Nome and split the cost with the City.
U.S. Senate Advances Arctic Efforts at Port Clarence
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On Friday, the U.S. Senate unanimously passed a bill that would encourage infrastructure development at Port Clarence.