ELIM LOCAL ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT PLAN 2012-2017 Prepared For: The Community of Elim and Top 10 Overall Community Development Projects The Bering Strait Development Council 1. New Water Source Facilitated By: 2. Develop Rock Quarry. 3. Water & Sewer to 4 New Homes 4. Community Building (Old High School) Simon Ellanna Strickling, 5. Utilize Our Timber. Planning & Development Specialist 6. Build Small Boat Harbor. Community Planning & Development, 7. Economic Development – Mineral, Geothermal, Kawerak, Inc., P.O. Box 948 Nome, AK 99762 Hydrothermal (907) 443-4253/FAX (907) 443-4449 8. Teen Center [email protected] / www.kawerak.org 9. NSEDC Community Energy Fund (CEF) April 25, 2013 10. Replace Old Bridge. Table of Contents Joint Entities Resolution ............................................................................................................................... 5 1.0 Introduction and Purpose of Elim’s 2012 – 2017 LEDP .................................................................... 7 2.0 Planning Process and Public Involvement ............................................................................................. 8 2.1 Planning History and Accomplishments in Elim .................................................................................. 8 2.2 Planning Committee & Staff Description ........................................................................................... 10 2.3 Method for Plan Development and Components ................................................................................ 10 2.4 Comprehensive Development Status .................................................................................................. 11 3.0 Community Descriptions ..................................................................................................................... 13 3.1 Location .............................................................................................................................................. 14 3.2 History and Culture ............................................................................................................................. 14 3.3 Government, Corporations, and Service Providers ............................................................................. 14 3.3.1 Elim Tribal Council ..................................................................................................................... 14 3.3.2 City of Elim ................................................................................................................................. 18 3.3.3 Elim Native Corporation .............................................................................................................. 21 3.3.4 Regional Corporations ................................................................................................................. 22 3.4 Community Infrastructure ................................................................................................................... 25 3.4.1 Housing ........................................................................................................................................ 25 3.4.2 Schools ......................................................................................................................................... 26 3.4.3 Water and Sewer .......................................................................................................................... 28 3.4.4 Landfill......................................................................................................................................... 29 3.4.5 Electricity ..................................................................................................................................... 30 3.4.8 Communications .......................................................................................................................... 35 3.4.9 Health Care .................................................................................................................................. 36 3.4.10 Municipal Buildings and Municipal Heavy Equipment............................................................. 37 3.4.11 Tribal Buildings ......................................................................................................................... 38 3.4.12 Public Safety .............................................................................................................................. 38 3.4.13 Libraries and Museums, Cultural Buildings, and Social Events and Programs ......................... 39 3.4.14 Cemeteries and Graves .............................................................................................................. 40 3.4.15 Public Buildings, Lands, Churches, Parks, Camps, and Recreational Areas ............................. 41 4.0 Population and Growth Trends ............................................................................................................... 42 4.1 Elim Census Data ................................................................................................................................ 42 5.0 Environmental Scan ............................................................................................................................. 47 Elim’s Local Economic Development Plan – 2012-2017 2 5.1 Soils and Topography ......................................................................................................................... 47 5.2 Vegetation ........................................................................................................................................... 47 5.3 Climate ................................................................................................................................................ 47 5.4 Wildlife ............................................................................................................................................... 48 5.5 Historic Preservation ........................................................................................................................... 48 5.6 Seismic, Flood, and Wetland Information .......................................................................................... 48 5.7 Land Status .......................................................................................................................................... 49 5.8 Designated Land Status and Management Issues ............................................................................... 50 5.9 Land Use Potential .............................................................................................................................. 50 6.1 Development Opportunities, Trends, and Strengths ........................................................................... 51 6.2 Development Barriers, Threats, and Areas of Concern ...................................................................... 52 7.0 Elim’s Vision, Goals, and Values ........................................................................................................... 53 7.1 Elim’s Vision ...................................................................................................................................... 53 7.2 Elim’s Development Goals and Objectives ........................................................................................ 54 7.3 Elim Community Values and Development ....................................................................................... 55 7.3.1 Elim Values .................................................................................................................................. 55 7.3.2 Applying Values to Community Development ............................................................................ 56 8.0 Development Priorities and Implementation ....................................................................................... 57 8.1 PRIORITY # 1 – New Water Source ........................................................................................... 58 8.1.1 Project Description.................................................................................................................... 58 8.1.2 Project Implementation ............................................................................................................. 58 8.2 PRIORITY # 2 – Develop Rock Quarry. ..................................................................................... 61 8.2.1 Project Description.................................................................................................................... 61 8.2.2 Project Implementation ............................................................................................................. 61 8.3 PRIORITY # 3 – Water & Sewer to 4 New Homes .................................................................... 63 8.3.1 Project Description.................................................................................................................... 63 8.3.2 Project Implementation ............................................................................................................. 63 8.4 PRIORITY # 4 – Community Building (Old High School) ........................................................ 66 8.4.1 Project Description.................................................................................................................... 66 8.4.2 Project Implementation ............................................................................................................