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<br />002171 <br /> <br />The develop?r of Wolf Creek Valley has purchased a 1,000 <br />gallon prnnper and an 85 foot ladder truck to be used to <br />prO'Jide fire services. A first !esponse mini- <br />pumper/emergency mediCal truck will also be purchased prior <br />to opening of the ski area. <br /> <br />In order to prO'Jide services, an initial bond issue of <br />$2,300,000 by Metropolitan District No. IV is anticipated. A <br />ten mill levy has been established to retire the bonds. <br />Until assessed value at Wolf Creek Valley reaches a level <br />sufficient to make the annual bond payments, developer <br />advances will pay the shortfall. It is anticipated that <br />developer advances could total $11,170,000. After 2005 the <br />developer will be reimbursed for advances in annual payments <br />on a dollar for dollar basis. <br /> <br />New growth associated with development would generate <br />revenues to finance additional fire protection capacity <br />primarily through property taxes. Taxes assessed on local <br />property could also be a possible source of revenue used to <br />retire general obligation bonds which would be another means <br />of generating the initial funds for equipnent to establish a <br />county-wide district. <br /> <br />Finally, the possibility exists that a mutual assistance <br />agreement could be developed between Wolf Creek Valley <br />District No. 1 and an Archuleta County-wide fire district to <br />provide additional capacity. Any such enhancement of local <br />fire protection would be a major benefit to the County as a <br />whole and would be, at least in part, attributable to growth <br />generated by the Wolf Creek Valley project. <br /> <br />(3) IImblllance Service <br /> <br />I <br />, <br /> <br />The current jurisdiction responsible for providing ambulance <br />service to the proposed developl1ent is Mineral County. The <br />distance between Wolf Creek Valley and Creede makes the <br />current arrangement impractical. Thus, District No. IV is <br />also empowered to establish and fund an on-site a./Tlbulance <br />service with District No. I responsible for operation. <br />Archuleta County provides ambulance service within the <br />County, but its area of service does not include the proposed <br />developnent in Mineral County. <br /> <br />Although it does not now provide ambulance services, the <br />Upper San Juan Hospital District (USJHD) has indicated that <br />it is willing to provide service to Wolf Creek Valley. The <br />USJHD is presently planning the construction of an emergency <br />clinic on Mill Creek Road within the Crossroads Developnent <br />on the east end of Pagosa Springs. By providing ambulance <br />service through USJHD the county boundary would not be of <br />concern because the district would serve both counties. The <br /> <br />225 <br />