Jefferson County business official welcomes word of Kah-Nee-Ta Village reopening plans
Kah-Nee-Ta Village scheduled to reopen next year
Update: (Adding video, comments from Joe Krenowicz, Executive Director of Madras-JC Chamber of Commerce)
WARM SPRINGS, Ore. (KTVZ) — After being closed nearly four years, Kah-Nee-Ta Village is expected to reopen next year on the Warm Springs Indian Reservation, tribal and partner Mt. Hood Skibowl officials announced Monday.
The executive director of the Madras-Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce said he looks forward to the relaunch.
“It was a major location for people to go check out, as well as go to the (Indian Head) casino” on Highway 26, Krenowicz said.
Using $4.58 million in funds from the American Rescue Plan Act, the Confederated Tribes of Warm Springs is partnering with Mt. Hood Ski Bowl to restore and manage the village, which closed in 2018 after the tribe said it wasn’t generating enough revenue to stay in operation.
In addition, $1.5…
