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<br />o::r <br />m <br />~ <br /> <br />in January, 1973 to 3,645 in March, 1977, then declines to 2,607 in April- <br /> <br />May, 1979 and rises again to 2,770 in December, 1982 for a growth of over <br /> <br />60 percent. Annual births increase 140 percent to 288/year in 1982 while <br /> <br />deaths increase about 15 percent to 96/year. <br /> <br />The projections for the City of Craig show a similar pattern. If the <br /> <br />power plant is not built, the total population is pro)ected to increase <br /> <br /> <br />gradually from 4,542 (estimated] in January, 1973 to 5,873 in December, <br /> <br />1982 for a growth of 29 percent. Total employment in the city is expected <br /> <br />to grow more than 38 percent from 1,815 to 2,506 during the same period. <br /> <br />The school-age population is projected to increase more than 9 percent from <br /> <br />1,181 to 1,293. Annual births increase over 40 percent from 84/year in 1973 <br /> <br />to 120/year in 1982. Deaths increase from 48/year to 60/year. If the power <br /> <br />plant is built, total population will increase from 4,542 in January, 1973 <br /> <br />to 10,589 in March, 1977 and then decline to 9,166 in March, 1979 and finally <br /> <br />increase to 10,181 in December, 1982 representing a more than 120 percent <br /> <br />increase from 'January, 1973 to January, 1983. The total employment increases <br /> <br />from 1,815 to 5,301 then declines to 4,163 and rises again to 4,563 at the <br /> <br />same points in time for a total growth of over 150 percent in the ten year <br /> <br />period. School enrollment (school-age population) also has its ups and downs <br /> <br />rising from 1,181 in January, 1973 to 2,394 in March, 1977, then declining <br /> <br />to 2,013 in April, 1979, and rising to 2,162 in December, 1982 for an increase <br /> <br />of over 80 percent. Annual births increase over 170 percent to 228/year <br /> <br />while deaths grow 50 percent to 72/year. <br /> <br />Co_unity Costs and Revenues <br /> <br />This section describes the incremental costs and revenues associated with <br /> <br />the construction of the Yampa Project power plant: they are in addition to <br /> <br />I <br />I <br /> <br />costs and revenues without the plant. Three taxing jurisdictions are of <br /> <br />11i <br />