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<br />002~.E4 <br /> <br />The expansion of the local economic base will be dramatic under <br />either altewctive because each involve substontial residential <br />and commercial construction prograrrs, sizable staffs for the ski <br />area, and numerous retail/commercial positions associated with the <br />operation of a destination resort. For example, by 2005 the <br />average annual project-related employment in the pagosa HRU is <br />projected at nearly 2,200 jobs, with a winter-time peak of nearly <br />2,900 f~sitions. By comparison, total 1984 employment was 2041 in <br />Archuleta and Mineral Counties. <br /> <br />Financial capability of the proponent is required and considered <br />in detail after the site specific study (Master Development Plan) <br />is complete and if the decision is made to proceed with ski area <br />development. Phasing the development and posting a bond are <br />examples 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. ~lovment/Unemplovment <br /> <br />a. Alternative One <br /> <br />Under this alternative no develop11,ent would occur on National <br />Forest System land and as a result there would be no associated <br />employment growth. Development on private land, h&ever, is <br />taking place independent of a Forest Service decision all&ing use <br />of public land, and certain employment opportunities are <br />provided. <br /> <br />b. Alternatives Two and Three <br /> <br />(I) On-site Employment <br /> <br />Total on-site €n1ployment associated with the project would <br />consist of three components: the construction workforce for <br />the residential/commercial/ski area development program; <br />those employed directly at the ski area; and the employees <br />with the on-site retail, lodging and service industries. <br /> <br />Under Alternatives Two and Three, total construction <br />estimates (see Figure 14) are identical from the onset of <br />initial construction in 1985 through the development of the <br />Phase III ski capacity (2013-2014). Preliminary utility and <br />site improvements, including highway realignment, will employ <br />35-50 persons in 1985. Total construction employment will <br />then increase, peaking at 357 in 1988 before declining to 57 <br />workers in 1995. The 1988 peak employment level corresponds <br />to a period of simultaneous residential, corrmercial and ski <br />area construction. <br /> <br />Total on-site construction employment would then fluctuate <br />over the next decade. In 2005, construction employment of 90 <br />is projected with an interim peak of 283 and a 1& of 69 <br /> <br />211 <br />