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Old Museum and Library Building to Be Sold, City Council Decides

By Davis Hovey | February 27, 2018

Nome's Front Street on a wintry night

Tom Moran explained that Mason Evans, the interested buyer, plans to turn the old museum and library building into a retail marijuana dispensary. Councilman Mark Johnson took issue with selling the historic building for the purposes of furthering the marijuana industry in Nome, but the rest of the Council voted in favor of selling the property.

City Decides To Give Nome Property Owners More Time Before Abatement Action Is Taken

By Davis Hovey | January 23, 2018

Nome City Council members review budget items. Photo: Matthew F. Smith, KNOM.

The Council decided to give all four property owners until July 1st to make required changes to their buildings, and if they don’t, the City will step in. Other business the Council passed included an ordinance to extend the deadline for paying Nome property taxes by more than two weeks.