{"id":16330,"date":"2016-10-13T21:45:56","date_gmt":"2016-10-13T21:45:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/?p=16330"},"modified":"2023-09-18T21:55:09","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T21:55:09","slug":"lo-turns-thumbs-down-on-escalade","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/testv45.demowebsitelinks.com\/ColleenKeane\/2016\/10\/13\/lo-turns-thumbs-down-on-escalade\/","title":{"rendered":"L&O turns thumbs down on Escalade"},"content":{"rendered":"

BY KRISTA ALLEN<\/strong>
\nWESTERN AGENCY BUREAU<\/p>\n

BID\u00c1\u00c1\u2019 HA\u2019AZT\u2019I\u2019 & TWIN ARROWS, Ariz.<\/strong> \u2014 The five members of the Law and Order Committee on Monday unanimously opposed the Grand Canyon Escalade legislation, which requires the Navajo Nation to pay $65 million for off-site infrastructure costs. This amounts to more than onethird of the Escalade project\u2019s total cost.<\/p>\n

The Grand Canyon Escalade project is a highly disputed plan to develop tourist attractions on the eastern edge of the canyon.<\/p>\n

The plan proposes an aerial tram just outside the boundaries of Grand Canyon National Park. Visitors would be carried from the cliff tops to the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers. The plan also calls for building infrastructure, a riverside boardwalk, hotels, a cultural center, and places for Din\u00e9 artisans to sell their goods.<\/p>\n

At most, the Nation can receive only 18 percent of gross revenues, according to the project master agreement.<\/p>\n

The portion of the gross revenues is predicated on the Nation\u2019s spending $65 million for offsite infrastructure on the project. The agreement suggests that if paid customer admissions are less than 800,000 the Nation receives 8 percent of gross revenues. And if more than two million customers, the Nation receives 18 percent of gross revenues.<\/p>\n

For example, on the lower end, the Nation would receive 8 percent of gross revenues. So if each visitor spends $100 that would equal $80 million. Eight percent of that would be $6.4 million, of which the Navajo Hospitality Enterprise would get a two percent cut, or $128,000, leaving the tribe with $6.27 million. The Confluence Partners LLC would receive 92 percent, $73.6 million.<\/p>\n

The Confluence Partners would be required to secure at least $120 million for onsite<\/p>\n

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NAVAJO TIMES | KRISTA ALLEN <\/strong><\/p>\n

Some Din\u00e9 and other nearby tribes regard the confluence of the Colorado and Little Colorado rivers as sacred. The Confluence Partners LLC hopes to build a tramway that would allow visitors to descend 3,200 feet to a planned retail complex and food court overlooking the rivers.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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