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<br />The expansion of the local economic base will be dranatic under <br />either alternative because each involve substant~al residential <br />and corrutlercial construction programs, sizable staf:fs for the ski <br />area, and numerous retail/commercial positions assqciated with the <br />operation of a destination resort. For example, by 2005 the <br />average annual project-related employment in thei pagosa HRU is <br />projected at nearly 2,200 jobs, with a winter-timel peak of nearly <br />2,900 positions. By comparison, total 1984 employtt\ent was 2041 in <br />Archuleta and Mineral COunties. ' I <br />I <br />Financial capability of the proponent is requiredl and considered <br />in detail after the site specific study (~~ster ~elopment Plan) <br />is complete and if the decision is made to proceE$ with ski area <br />development. Phasing the development and post~ng a bond are <br />exanples of methods that can be used to assure tHat a project of <br />this nature is carried out in an orderly manner. <br /> <br />2. EnJplo~ent/UnE!TiPJ ~nt <br /> <br />a. <br /> <br />Alternative One <br /> <br />Under this alternative no development would occur on National <br />Forest System land and as a result there would be no associated <br />employment growth. Developnent on private lalld, however, is <br />taking place independent of a Forest Service decision allowing use <br />of public land, and certain employment oI;iportunities are <br />provided. <br /> <br />(1) <br /> <br />i <br />i <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />I <br />Total on-site employment associated with tl1e project would <br />consist of three components: the construct~on workforce for <br />the residential/commercial/ski area deve~opment program; <br />those employed directly at the ski area; and the employees <br />with the on-site retail, lodging and servic~ industries. <br /> <br />Under Alternatives Two and Three, tohal construction <br />estimates (see Figure 14) are identical ~rom the onset of <br />initial construction in 1985 through the development of the <br />Phase III ski caj;acity (201.3-20l4). preliJ\linary utility arrl <br />site improvements, inCluding higl"M'ay realigtanent, will employ <br />35-50 persons in 1985. Total constructioh employment will <br />then increase, peaking at 357 in 1988 befo~e deClining to 57 <br />workers in 1995. The 1988 peak employment I level corresporrls <br />to a period of simultaneous residential, qommercial and ski <br />area construction. I <br />I <br />Total on-site construction employment wol\ld then fluctuate <br />over the next decade. In 2005, constructiqn employment of 90 <br />is projected with an interim peak of 2~3 and a low of 69 <br /> <br />b. <br /> <br />Alternatives Two and Three <br /> <br />On-site Erl!ployment <br /> <br />210 <br />