ETD Inc. combines various community relations strategies when developing community based plans. LeChee Chapter contracted ETD to manage the development of a comprehensive land use plan (CLUP). We conducted a community values survey to better understand the issues, goals, and opportunities in the community. Geographically, the chapter area encompasses 293,013 acres and is bordered by the Lake Powell Recreation Area…
The Navajo Nation Forestry Department (NNFD) developed a Navajo Nation Forest Management Plan that: (1) promotes the sustained use and protection of forest resources; (2) guides development of multi-year implementation programs for the NNFD; and (3) provides direction to achieve on-the-ground results. Its purpose is to implement policies that meet the demand for the forest resources, while ensuring that the…
ETD was the designated Project Manager for the Monument Valley Navajo Tribal Park Facilities Improvement Project. This project involved new infrastructure development to support a new hotel and visitor center at the park. Improvements included a new storage tank with booster pumps for fire and domestic water distribution, a new eight-mile water pipeline and upgraded well,a new wastewater collection and…
ETD Inc. assisted White Cone Chapter in the procurement of a certified planning firm to prepare the White Cone Commercial development Master Plan. Master Planning is an evolving long-term planning document. It establishes the framework and key elements of a site reflecting a clear vision created and adopted in an open process. It synthesizes goals and the public aspirations for…
ETD Inc. was contracted by Navajo Nation Shopping Centers, Inc. (NNSCI) to manage the archaeological data recovery services for The Outlook at Glittering Mountains project, a proposed regional family entertainment destination adjacent to Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort. Avoidance of three archaeological sites eligible for the National Register of Historic Places was not possible. Therefore, to mitigate this situation, ETD…
In 2010, ETD completed an Environmental Assessment for the Twin Arrows Navajo Casino Resort located on a 406-acre master lease site. The master plan included the casino development as well as hotel, conference center, spa, parking lot, roads and driveways, and utilities for the site. Subsequently, ETD completed other Environmental Assessments on the same property for a public safety facility…
