BY RON DUNGAN
The Navajo Nation Council will not take up a controversial Grand Canyon gondola-ride proposal during its spring session.
The heart of the project, known as the Grand Canyon Escalade, is a 1.6-mile gondola tram ride that would drop 3,200 feet into the Canyon, taking visitors from rim to river in about 10 minutes. The project would also include commercial and retail space, multimedia complex, a river walk and administrative buildings.
The proposal must be taken up by four committees before the council votes on it, including the Naabik’iyati’ Committee, where the entire council will debate the bill.
But the Naabik’iyati’ Committee has yet to take it up...