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Nome Residents Continue Wait For Quintillion High-Speed Internet

By admin | July 30, 2018

Residents of Nome continue to wait to access high-speed internet through Quintillion’s fiber-optic cable, though a handful of business customers are now connecting to it.

Board Approves NJUS Request for $4.5 Million in Loans

By Karen Trop | June 20, 2018

A close-up view of Nome Joint Utility System documents and letterhead.

Two resolutions requesting a total of over $4.5 million in loans were approved by the NJUS Board at Tuesday night’s meeting. The resolutions now go to the City Council for final approval.

2018 NSEDC Energy Subsidy Program Expected to Credit $712,425 to NJUS Customers

By Karen Trop | April 18, 2018

NSEDC is expected to credit 1,239 NJUS customer households with a $575 subsidy for electrical accounts.

NJUS Board Passes Resolutions on Infrastructure Financing, FY 2018 Budget

By Karen Trop | February 21, 2018

Three resolutions passed at the NJUS board meeting on Tuesday night concern the utility’s FY 2018 budget, as well as financing and refinancing of loans for water and wastewater projects and infrastructure.

Quintillion’s Fiber Has Arrived in Nome — But for Residents, the Wait Continues

By Davis Hovey | January 31, 2018 |

Quintillion’s long-awaited fiber internet services are now active in Nome, but so far, only local institutions are connected to the new network. Bringing the fiber broadband to individual consumers will require agreements with residential providers that have yet to be finalized.

NJUS Board Approves 2017 Water and Sewer Master Plan

By Karen Trop | October 6, 2017

A close-up view of a utility meter on the side of a Nome building.

After much discussion in previous meetings, the NJUS Board approved a 2017 Water and Sewer Master Plan on Thursday.

NJUS Board Asks Common Council to Approve $6M ADEC Loan

By Karen Trop | August 25, 2017

Two resolutions asking the Nome Common Council to approve and accept loans from ADEC totaling over $6 million were passed at Thursday night’s NJUS Board meeting.

Nome Lifts Boil-Water Notice

By admin | August 22, 2017

Nome Joint Utility. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM file.

The notice, issued Thursday evening, was lifted early Saturday morning after NJUS received lab results confirming bacteria had not contaminated the water system.