Show Construction contracts on Bonanza plant mine and railroad cUlminated d All major construction contracts for forthe forthe the Mine near Rangley Colo and for the electric railroad which will carry coal from the mine to the Bonanza Power Plant near Bonanza have been awarded Ken Holum general manager of Western Fuels announced Holum said that several contractors have completed their portions of the project and others will soon He pointed out however that many labor labor- intensive aspects of the project lie ahead and all major construction will not be completed until r 1983 Peak construction employment is ex- ex expected petted to be reached during the next two weeks at a level of about workers workers the Western Fuels executive said and the work force will begin to decline late later in the fall Offsetting the decline in construction work force between this fall and next spring will be a gradual increase In the number of oC permanent coal miners Western Fuels has worked with of- of officials of Rio Blanco and Moffat coun- coun counties counties ties the Town of Rangely the Town of Dinosaur ur and various local taxing agen- agen agencies agencies cies in the Rangely area to help soften the impact of oC increased population of project workers and their families families Ann McLachlan Jones Western Fuels Community Development Director Director tor at Ran Rangely ely said efforts at mitigating the the socioeconomic impacts associated with growth of the construction construction tion work ork force have force have managed eff c- c to meet needs for addi additional ional hous- hous housIng housing Ing and a variety of municipal services What we will experience In the future is Es a continued moderate rate o of increase in the number of permanent mine operations personnel The addi- addi addition addition tion of these people will to a stable term long growth which can be easily managed It will represent sound expansion of job opportunities and growth of the economic base ill in the nor nor- northwestern northwestern Colorado region She said that because of substantial reductions in oil field activities as syn- syn fuel tuel projects Western Fuels favored by an adequate la lalor or supply condition This has contributed to a smaller than anticipated Induced or secondary impact asso associated with the mine construction project John BootIe Bootle mine manager said supervisory personnel and the perma- perma permanent permanent nent operations work force for mine and railroad are not expected to exceed significantly and any additions to that total will be made on a planned nd orderly schedule A number of housing units have been built in Rangely by Western Fuels Fuels- Utah and mobile home and recreational vehicle facilities along with some single single family homes have been developed at Dinosaur On a related matter Jones announced announced ed In Rangely that construction will be started shortly on the LaMesa Subdivision Subdivision sion located in southeast Rangely Utilities streets and other features pr preparatory to actual home construe construe- tion will be undertaken first The development on land obtained from the Bureau of Land Management ultimately will provide a substantial number of permanent housing units she said continuing Western Fuels is pleased to note that private developers and builders In Inthe inthe the area also are responding and mak- mak making making ing substantial additions to the perma- perma permanent permanent nent housing supply We believe this represents the kind of sound term long growth the community can expect as a result of the project 1 q J i L f 4 Ii f t IN F I 4 i y Nfl f w l fi I J L I I r I 1 I f I J ti j l R i r t Sq t tR t Mf j 41 I I I d f t l SEARCH EFFORTS w were re intensified last weekend as there were several reported sightings of the body but all proved to be tin un- founded as boaters continue the search around x the Jensen bridge k |