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NAVAJO NATION DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

NAVAJO NATION DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT. Rural Development Initiative. Retail Commercial Facilities. Convenience stores with: grocery store fuel stations And, one of the following: laundromat post office eatery grain and feed supply. Collaborative Effort:.

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NAVAJO NATION DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

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  1. NAVAJO NATION DIVISION OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Rural Development Initiative

  2. Retail Commercial Facilities • Convenience stores with: • grocery store • fuel stations • And, one of the following: • laundromat • post office • eatery • grain and feed supply

  3. Collaborative Effort: • Partnership • Navajo Nation Oil & Gas, Inc. (NNOGC) • Division of Economic Development • Various Chapters • RBDOs provide community data, feasibility studies, surveys, chapter input, fund for tasks; etc.

  4. NNOGC has the experience and expertise in gas station and convenience store operations • 8 Stores in three states: • Arizona, New Mexico & Colorado; • Approximately 60 full time employees • Collaboration between entities is essential to assure project completion.

  5. Tentative Sites: • Churchrock – State Hwy 566 and 118 • Shonto - State Hwy 160 and 98 • Crownpoint – State Hwy 371 and Route 9 • Mariano Lake – former Trading Post site • Ojo Amarillo – Route 36 and Ojo Amarillo Rd • Ramah – State Hwy 53 and BIA Rt. 125 • Leupp – AZ Road 99 and Leupp Rd • Lupton – West of Route 12 • Teec Nos Pos – US Hwy 160 and 64 • Naschitti – Hwy 491, east of the Elementary School

  6. Benefits • Convenient access to goods and services in rural areas; • Rental; • Sales Tax $29.2M ($2.7M X 10 sites); • Fuel Tax $1.4M (800K gals. x 10 x $.18); • Permanent employment 150 ; (15 per site) • Construction jobs (90% Navajo); • Business opportunities: vendor jobs, fuel transport.

  7. Cost: • $15 million ($1.5M x 10 sites) for facility and infrastructure construction; • ARRA 2009 Funding Request for facility construction; • NNOGC to invest (inventory and operating cost) and will operate convenience stores.

  8. Site Criteria: • Land Withdrawn • Land Survey with legal description • Market Feasibility Study • Environmental Assessment • Archaeological Clearance • Highway Access • Infrastructure , Availability with Capacity: • electrical • water • wastewater

  9. Tasks: • Retained Architect to design facilities; • Complete assessments, assure the infrastructure is available with the capacity to support the development; • Appraisal Services requested for 10 sites; • Negotiate Business Site Leases; • Submit funding request by July 30, 2009; • Coordinate and monitor funding request;

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