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<br /> <br />Operations Phase <br />• In terms of local services provided by Rio Blanco County and Garfield County and <br />associated special service districts, it is possible that American Soda may require the <br />assistance of the county sheriff's departments, local fire protection districts, or local <br />ambulance services during emergencies at either the Piceance Site or the Parachute <br />Site. American Soda will strive to minimize accidents in its workplaces through <br />employee training programs and by compliance with applicable OSHA regulations. <br />Accordingly, the project is expected to place minimal demands on local emergency <br />services. <br />Because American Soda intends to hire mostly local area residents to permanently <br />staff the project once it is in operation, the project is expected have a minimal <br />impact on the demand for local community facilities and services, including public <br />schools. As indicated in Section 7.14.3, much of the infrastructure developed in the <br />local communities to support oil shale development in the 1980s is currently <br />underutilized. Development of the Yankee Gulch Project would barely begin to tap <br />this available infrastructure. <br />8.13.4 Local Government Fiscal Conditions and Revenues from Mining Activities <br />The proposed Yankee Gulch Project will contribute substantial revenues to various <br />• local, state, and federal government entities through payment of taxes and royalties. <br />The following types of revenues would be generated by the proposed project. <br />8.13.4.1 Property Tax Revenue <br />Among the most important sources of revenue in Rio Blanco and Garfield Counties <br />are property taxes levied on real property located within these counties. This <br />important revenue source is used by the counties to fund a wide variety of services <br />and community facilities. Based on preliminary estimates, the proposed project <br />would contribute approximately $1.0 million in property tax revenue to Garfield <br />County annually and $500,000 annually in property tax revenue to Rio Blanco <br />County. <br />In Rio Blanco County, these additional tax revenues would benefit local school <br />districts, Colorado Northwest Community College, the county government, local <br />parks and recreation, fire protection, library and other special service districts, and <br />the city governments in Meeker and Rangely. In total, the project would increase <br />property tax revenues collected in Rio Blanco County by about 3.9 percent. <br />In Garfield County, project-related property tax revenues would benefit the local <br />school districts, Colorado Mountain College, the county government, special service <br />districts, fire protection districts, and local city governments. In total, the project <br />• would increase property tax revenues collected in Garfield County by about 3.7 <br />percent. <br />American Soda. L.L.P. 8_39 <br />Commemal Mine Plan <br />August 18, 1998 <br />