Opponents of the Proposed Grand Canyon Escalade sent more than 32,000 online comments to the Navajo Nation Council opposing constrtruction of a gondola and a resort at the Grand Canyon Eastern Rim.
Navajo President Russell Begaye told a Flagstaff newspaper that he continues to oppose the Grand Canyon Escalade bill.
A proposed Grand Canyon Escalade bill, which seeks approval from the Navajo Nation Council to jump start a controversial project, has begun to move forward late Monday.
A key member of the Confluence Partners, who is asking the Navajo Nation to give him a $65 million loan to build the proposed Grand Canyon Escalade, apparently is unable to pay his bills in Scottsdale.
A bill that may start the $1 billion Grand Canyon Escalade project at the east rim of the canyon will likely reach the Navajo Nation Council soon.