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9<".< '~:t.,. .." @ The following appraisal considers the impacts for the community of Page. Arizona. SOCIAL WELL-BEING!! Demography (population) Employment Income Economic Base Education Health and Social Services Law and Justice Wa ter and Sewer Transportation Housing/Land Recreation Family COllllIlunlty Cohesiveness Communication Boom cycle expected to start again with influx of construction workers. thereby interrupting Page's push for stable population growth. Town seeking stable employment structure including long term work for youth and an addition of mid level management and corporate executive type employees. Project expected to hinder this goal as well as that of solving the need for more jobs for women. Page is characterized as a community of service level employees versus highly paid construction workers with the two groups having a tendency to polarize; a more balanced income structure is being sought which construction worker influx from the peaking power project would retard. Town seeking stable economic growth and/or maintenance of current status. Construction worker influx i~ expected to retard this, especially if Kaiparowits coal development begins. River running industry is described as the backbone of Pagels economy and locals fear it will be damaged by the project. Elementary school at capacity for the present. If worker influx were permanent. it could justify new."sch001 -<building. Otherwise construction worker influx would require double sessions which parents do not want. Alcoholism is described as a problem in Page because of it being a construction and reservation town. Assaults are linked with alcoholism. Given the tradition of construction workers for drinking heavily and getting into trouble. the project would exacerbate this existing problem. Page is considered a relatively safe community. No need to lock doors and crime is minor in nature. Construction workers are expeced to add to incidence of assaults and drinking related crime. Page at capacity for water and sewer at this time. Using all the water allocated. Boom situation from construction workers influx could exacerbate this. If river running industry _damaged, airline service quality to Page would be cut. Depending upon the lead time given to the city, there is enough mobile home housing to cope with construction worker influx. Page is in need of "lead time" so it can prevent newcomers settling the City of Page in its hinter lands. Little conventional housing is available due to excessive prices. Cultural amenities and opportunities for part time activities especially needed by women in Page. Given few available jobs. shopping and the like. women are described as bored and disliking Page. Project would enhance this dissatisfaction since more women would have less to do. Women unhappy in Page because of reasons stated under recreation and employement. Potential for marital breakup increased by wife dissatisfaction with Page and husband's odd hours of shift work. Increased women in the community and husbands' odd shift hours are anticipated to increase the number of families moving from Page to save their marriage or to get a divorce in an anonymous place. "lnterscrimages" are described as occuring between the town and the power plant on account of wage differences and consequent price inflation. Construction worker influx is expected to heighten this trend in addition to other social problems associated with a transcient work force. None stated by informants. None stated by informants Fire Pootection ,. Religion ,,: None stated by informants. 1:./ ~'h.:.ing intdal conversational interviews with Arlz~ the sUb~quent social issues emerged. ~'\ <. " key citizens living in and around Page, ''\ '.