Navajo Gallup Water Supply Touted by President in State of Navajo Nation Speech

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President Shelly stated that he intends to create a task force to find solutions to issues Navajo residents who live on Hopi Partitioned lands including building some homes for relocated Navajo families on Turquoise Ranch near Winslow, Arizona, which was recently established into trust status.

“These issues are complicated and I'm going to look towards creating a taskforce to look at what the executive branch and other stakeholders can do for planning and developing the Navajo-Hopi Partitions Lands,”

President Shelly said.

President Shelly visited nearly eight homes in the past few weeks that were on Hopi Partitioned Lands.

President Shelly also updated the Council about recent progress in the Red Dog Gravel project. The project involves partnerships between the Navajo Nation, Navajo County, chapters, Peabody Western Coal Company, and others.

Red dog gravel is being delivered to 10 chapters in the Black Mesa area, where the gravel is found.

“We are in the process of graveling roads in these areas and have delivered more than 40,000 tons of red-dog gravel. We have plans to continue graveling roads for these areas. This project is working because we all have worked together,”

President Shelly said.

President Shelly also announced the implementation of a new project to revamp the hiring process within the Navajo Nation government.

The pilot project gives more authority to divisions and programs to have input on hiring for new employees, so they may find candidates that are best suited for their programs.

“Our goal is to bring the most qualified people to our workforce, including our valuable children. We need to have jobs for them when they want to come home,”

President Shelly said.

The State of the Nation address also covered topics such as the budget and coal revenues.

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posted October 16, 2012 7:57 am edt