I’m still here in the Council chamber south conference room waiting for Naabi to come out of an executive session for Reports on Water Rights and Navajo Transistional Energy Company. I downloaded my recording of Naabi discussing whether to go into executive session and then voting on it. I’m going to try and attach the […]
The Naabi Committee convened at 11:30 am with 14 members and after the prayer, announcements and amending and adopting the agenda, the Naabi went to the first item on its agenda, Update report from Navajo Department of Justice on the plans to assert water rights claims to the Upper Colorado River in Arizona. NDOJ Water […]
Navajo Council Naa’biki’yati Committee convened at 11:30 am. Navajo prayer by Delegate Jonathan Hale. SPEAKER JOHNNY NAIZE announces that memo went out for everyone to wear pink in support of Breast Cancer Awareness. He jokingly tells Delegates and staff that are not wearing pink to leave. DELEGATE LORENZO CURLEY Navajo Hopi Land Commission actually got […]
I just spoke with Navajo Council Delegate LoRenzo Bates about $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company. Bates said that B&F is having a special meeting on 10-10-13 to address $4.1 million for NTEC. The B&F was not scheduled to meet this week. Bates said that the B&F would meet before the Naa’biki’yati’ Committee. And […]
Navajo Council Resources & Development Committee continues debating $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company. Prime Sponsor is Delegate LoRenzo Bates and co-sponsor is RDC Vice Chairperson Roscoe Smith. DELEGATE LORENZO BATES Energy Policy would be required to determine how tribe would also use coal from BHP coal mine after tribe purchases. Coal would no […]
Navajo Council Resources & Development Committee continues debating $4.1 million and now the debate includes work session which would require Tabling $4.1 million. RDC MEMBER LEONARD TSOSIE We don’t operate with gun to head. I thought we were on same page. I don’t know where he is going to change. This is big investment and […]
Navajo council Resources & Development Committee continues debate over $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company: RDC MEMBER LEONARD TSOSIE What counting on was taxes and if BHP continues as owner for next three years then feds and state continue taxing and tribe won’t realize funds to buy coal mine. But that was explanation given. […]
Navajo Council’s Resources & Development heard all the reports and they have gone to proposed legislation for $4.1 million for Navajo Transitional Energy Company. RDC MEMBER LEONARD TSOSIE There is an important item on agenda, NTEC. I’m asking RDC to waive floor rules and go to item (g) and for the record, I’m not dong […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens, On Oct. 8, the Navajo Nation Council’s Resources & Development Committee takes up the proposed Energy Policy that President Ben Shelly is using to coercise the Council into approving before he signs off on Council Delegate LoRenzo Bates’ proposed legislation for $1.4 m. for Navajo Transitional Energy Company, which the Council created to […]
Greetings Relatives/Frens! I’m sharing a story from Farmington Daily Times news reporter Noel Smith about yesterday’s press conference involving Navajo Nation President Ben Shelly, Speaker Johnny Naize and Council Delegate LoRenzo Bates, who is also the Budget & Finance Committee chairperson at the Upper Fruitland Chapter near Farmington, N.M. I’m posting her story and the […]
