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<br />Contact: Dominic Ferraro, Chairman, Sweetwater
<br />County Board of Commissioners, Court
<br />House, Green River, Wyoming 82935,
<br />1307) 362-2830
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<br />Growth Management Process: Kaiparowits Planning
<br />and Development Commission
<br />Southern California Edison and three other energy
<br />companies propose to build a 3,OOOMW coal.fired
<br />electric generating plant on the Kaiparowits Plateau
<br />in Southern Utah. Over 2,100 permanent employees
<br />will be hired, possibly adding 15,000 to 20,000
<br />persons to the community. (Garfield County to the
<br />north will also feel some impacts.) Since Kane County
<br />has only 2,400 residents now, and the nearest town
<br />is over 50 miles away, a new town is proposed.
<br />To create a comprehensive and coordinated
<br />planning process, the Governor ot Utah formed the
<br />Kaiparowits Planning and Development Commission
<br />(KPDC) by executive order in 1974. Such a commis-
<br />sion had previously been proposed by local officials.
<br />KPDC has taken the lead in a manpower effort to
<br />train local youths for jobs. A major effort has been
<br />a new town study, done by consultants and funded
<br />by the energy companies.
<br />Staff assistance is provided by the executive director
<br />of the Five Counties Association of Governments,
<br />which includes Kane and Garfield Counties. The
<br />chairman of the Kane County Board of Supervisors
<br />is Chairman of KPDC, and the chairman of the
<br />Garfield board is Vice-chairman. Voting members in
<br />addition are: State senator, State representative,
<br />Governor's appointee, Federal agency representative,
<br />and a representative of the steering committee. The
<br />19 ex-officio members include the remaining county
<br />commissioners; representatives of State, Federal and
<br />school agencies; chairman of the citizens' advisDry
<br />committee; and project manager for the energy
<br />company.
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<br />Reference: NACO Case Study on Kaiparowits New
<br />Town Project, (see page 38).
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<br />Contact: Neil Christiansen, Executive Director,
<br />Five County Association of Governments,
<br />Post Office Box Zero, St. George, Utah
<br />84770, (801) 673-3540
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<br />Areawide Districts: Lewis and Clark 1 B05 Planning
<br />District, North Dakota
<br />Much of the initial impact from current energy
<br />development in North Dakota will come in the Lewis
<br />& Clark 1805 Planning District, which consists of the
<br />counties of Mercer, Dunn and Oliver. None of the
<br />counties has a professional manager, so much of the
<br />planning for growth is being done by District staff.
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<br />To aid in creating a District Plan, the Old West
<br />Regional Commission has given the District a two-year
<br />grant of $301,000 to hire administrative and financial
<br />staff, The plan will rely heavily on the findings of
<br />studies such as the socio-economic and fiscal impact
<br />study of Mercer County, which was also paid for by
<br />the Old West Commission.
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<br />Contact: Energy Office, Old West Regional Commis-
<br />sion, Room 306A - Fran Building,
<br />Billings, Montana 59102,1406) 245-6711,
<br />exl, 6665
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<br />University Consulting Group: Utah State University
<br />Utah State University established the Energy De-
<br />velopment CDnsulting Group (EDCG) to provide
<br />technical support to rural communities facing boom-
<br />town problems. The group consists of several University
<br />staff members, with one professional full-time.
<br />EDCG signs individual agreements with local govern-
<br />ments, typically fDr one year. A full-time person is
<br />assigned to the local government, which pays his
<br />salary. EDCG provides support from the Univer:iry.
<br />EDCG is currently providing consulting services to the
<br />Uintah Basin Council of Governments, at Price, Utah.
<br />The consulting service goes through four phases:
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<br />1) Seminar phase - identifying problems and objec-
<br />tives;
<br />2) Education - public involvement;
<br />3) Strategy Development - alternative plans for dis-
<br />cussion and deci'iion by local officials;
<br />4) Implementation - may involve grant applicatiDn
<br />writing by E DCG
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<br />Contact: Edward H. Allen, Political Science Depart-
<br />ment, Utah State University, Logan, Utah
<br />84322, (801) 752-4110, ext. 7829
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<br />State Consulting Services: State of Pennsylvania
<br />The Pennsylvania Department of Community
<br />Affairs (DCA) was created in 1966. Its Bureau of
<br />Local Government Ser>.rices has three divisions. The
<br />Information Service Division maintains a reference
<br />library, publishes manuals, operates a hot line for
<br />inquiries, and puts out a monthly magazine and other
<br />publ ications.
<br />The Division of Municipal CDnsulting Services pro-
<br />vides direct consultative advice and assistance in the
<br />basic functions of local government, e.g., public works
<br />and finance systems. State staff consultants may pre.
<br />pare in-depth studies if needed. Services are provided
<br />to cities, towns, counties and councils of gDvernment.
<br />The Municipal Training Division runs the local govern-
<br />ment element Df the I ntergovernmental Personnel Act
<br />regional personnel centers for training CDurses, and
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