Bering Strait hub city; Nome Common Council and municipal government.
Nome, AK 99762, USA
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John Handeland (Manager, Nome Joint Utility System)
“I'm not, uh, I can't, uh, tell you the board is going to say okay, but, uh, I, my if I was betting on it, I'd double my bet right now.”Nome Common Council Regular Meeting- Oct. 13, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026
Nome Common Council Regular Meeting- Oct. 13, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026
Nome Common Council Regular Meeting- Oct. 13, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026
Nome Common Council Regular Meeting- Oct. 13, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026
Nome Common Council Regular Meeting- Oct. 13, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026
Mark Johnson
“So now with this resolution, the entire council may or may be requesting this, and so it should have a little more weight as it comes from the entire council as opposed to simply one or two council members.”Nome Common Council Regular Meeting- Oct. 13, 2026 · Oct 13, 2026
Nome council asks utility board to move its meetings from the power plant to City Hall
The Nome Common Council on Tuesday adopted a resolution asking the Nome Joint Utility System board to move its meetings from the power plant to City Hall. The council softened 'required' to 'requested' and added the Port Commission to a list of bodies already meeting there.
by Walter AlaskaNews2h ago2 min read
Nome Common Council certifies Oct. 6 municipal election results
The Nome Common Council voted unanimously Thursday to adopt a resolution canvassing and certifying the Oct. 6 municipal election, making results official for council, utility board and school board seats.
by Walter AlaskaNews5d ago1 min read
Nome council tables pull-tab tax change pending legal opinion on mayor's possible conflict
Nome Common Council tables pull-tab excise tax ordinance pending a legal opinion on Mayor Kenny Hughes' possible conflict as Nome Chamber of Commerce president.
by Walter AlaskaNews2w ago2 min read
Nome's utility is five years behind on audits and borrowing costs more
The Nome Joint Utility System has not completed an audit since 2021, and its manager says the delay likely raised borrowing costs on the utility's fuel loan.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Nome weighs what to do with the boats that never leave its port yards
The Port of Nome is weighing new storage fees or removal deadlines for idle boats and dredges taking up the shore-side yards working vessels need each season.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago1 min read
Spur demolition begins for Nome's planned Arctic deep-draft port
Kiewit began removing a Port of Nome spur, starting Phase 1A of the $399.4 million Arctic deep-draft port expansion.
by Bill AlaskaNews3w ago2 min read
Nome cannot say whether a free shuttle van is a taxi
Nome's mayor says city code does not make clear whether free shuttle vans must hold the same licenses and pay the same sales taxes as taxicabs.
by Walter AlaskaNews4w ago1 min read
Nome may add flowcharts to help residents navigate permits
Nome's Planning Commission backed creating visual flowcharts to help residents navigate variance, rezoning and other land-use applications.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Alaska Supreme Court bars Nome from taxing hospital staff housing
The Alaska Supreme Court ruled unanimously that Nome cannot tax a seven-unit apartment building Norton Sound Health Corporation uses to house doctors and nurses, finding the housing 'vitally necessary' because Nome has no feasible short-term rentals. The ruling binds any Alaska borough with a tribal health facility, which is why the Kenai Peninsula, Ketchikan Gateway and Kodiak Island boroughs and the State of Alaska filed to support Nome, and Bristol Bay Area Health Corporation, a tribal health coalition and the United States filed to support the hospital.
by Walter AlaskaNews1mo ago4 min read
Free school supplies and dinner at Nome's Back-to-School Bash
Kawerak Wellness and partners gave Nome families free backpacks, supplies and a pizza dinner at the Nome Recreation Center on Aug. 26, part of a recurring effort to offset back-to-school costs in a high-cost hub community.
by Alaska Newsadded 1mo ago1 min read
Free school supplies offered in Nome on Aug. 26
Three Nome organizations will hand out free school supplies, snacks and crafts at the Nome Recreation Center on Wednesday, Aug. 26, from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m., days before classes resume.
by Maggie AlaskaNews1mo ago1 min read
Six Nome seats are open this fall, with a Sept. 1 filing deadline
Nome residents have until 5 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 1, to file for six seats on the October ballot: two City Council seats, two Utility Board seats, and two School Board seats.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago1 min read
Nome port's national security designation could save city $132 million in construction costs
A Senate committee bill classifies the Port of Nome's infrastructure as a federal national security interest and prohibits any reduction in the project's scope or capability, building on a 2022 provision that cut the city's cost share and saved it roughly $132 million. Construction at the port is already underway this summer.
by Walter AlaskaNews2mo ago2 min read