Technical Assistance Programs

Teesto Chapter, Navajo Nation Community/Commercial Land Use Planning

Since 2005 , NPTAO has partnered with the Teesto Chapter, Navajo Nation, by providing funding and expertise to supply the Chapter CLUP (certified land use planning) Committee with renderings of a "dream community," representing rehabilitation of the Chapter's basic infrastructure and moving the difficult land withdrawal process to the next level - community vote (the first and most difficult and critical phase in the Navajo economic development process). The most recent renderings, developed by graphic artist Jeff Del Nero can be viewed here.

Complimentary to the community development aspect of our work there, we developed a feasibility study of the potential for a gas station/convenience store and tourism/cultural center along the well-traveled (but amenities-deficient) route between Winslow, Arizona, and the Hopi Tribe at the crossroads of State Highways 87/264. We are now developing preliminary renderings for a commercial site along State Highway 87, which will include elements gleaned form the community's land use planning process. View renderings by Jeff Del Nero here.

The Hopi Tribe EDA Mapping Project

Long-time NPTAO consultant, cartographer and graphic artist Jeff Del Nero, developed this map at the request of the Hopi Tribe's Economic Development program. The tribe has agreed to share the map with its village governments across the reservation as needed.