Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural
And
Bald Eagle Observatory
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Jilkaat Kwaan Cultural
Project Update 02/07/06
On January 31, 2006, CIV met
with and accepted the JKCHC bank stabilization design provided by the Herrera
Group through the USF&G. We will now seek the necessary funding to complete
this project.
On February 1, 2006 C.I.V.
and our architectural and engineering contractors held a community
meeting/workshop. This is the second of
two scheduled community workshops which provided a forum for community members
to voice his/her opinion on how our center should be built and what he/she
wished to see included in the building design.
This last scheduled community
workshop provided our architects the community information needed to complete
the design of the building. Final conceptual designs will be sent to CIV for
approval before detailed design work begins. The U.S. National Park Service
sent a representative to meet with the community to discuss our proposed
connecting trail to the State Bald Eagle Observatory. We were informed that
they will provide technical assistance in the development. We will be seeking
the necessary funds to complete this project.
On February 6, 2006 our CIV
President, Kim Strong, our Project Director, Jim Strong, and our grants consultant
Lani Hotch met with our Governor and his staff at a reception on the AK Ferry ‘
Columbia’ at the Haines Ferry Terminal. Kim, on behalf of our community,
thanked the Governor for his support for our JKCHC project, the school, and
energy assistance.
Our JKCHC is still on
schedule and within budget. We expect to begin our site enhancement, visitor
readiness project as soon as the AK mini-grant is finalized and weather
conditions will allow us to proceed.
Project Update 01/05/06
On September 15, 2005, CIV submitted an application for a Alaska Department of Commerce, Community and Economic Development FY2006 Mini-Grant as a means to fund our visitor readiness and site-enhancement program which we plan to complete prior to the 2006 tour season. We received notice, dated December 21, 2005, that our grant application has been approved for funding subject to a negotiated amount not to exceed $30,000.00. These funds will be used for an engineer visit to the site, to develop a temporary parking lot, enhancement of the trail to the Traditional Knowledge Camp to make it ADA accessible, recycle containers, Bear Proof garbage containers, benches, gravel fill, temporary and permanent fencing, and landscaping.
With the help of our Representative Bill Thomas, we were
able to convince our Governor to include $1.5 million in his FY-07 budget for
our
On January 5, 2006 we had a teleconference meeting with the
Ridolfi, and Portico groups to go over a couple of preliminary building designs
sent us. This was a very productive meeting resulting in changes that will
reduce the size of the building by 3,500 square foot, and provide changes that
we believe are important. The engineering group will now develop a scale model
of the building to present to our village community at a community meeting scheduled
for January 31 at 11;00 am and February 1st at 9:00am
At the ANS hall. Lunch
will be provided on both days. Again, we urge you to attend this meeting, as
your input is vital to the final design of your