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Show Four county group gets impact figures By LEE VVARN1CK Record Editor BEAVER Preliminary population impact figures, part of a regional MX Phase II study, were presented Jan. 29 to the Four County MX Policy Board. The report, produced through the facilities of the University of Utah Computer Center, is intended to project population impacts should a small MX operating base be placed at the Air Force-favored "Milford" site. According to Air Force figures, such a base would employ 5,350 "directly," and result in a total "indirect" job growth of nearly 8,000. The total population impact projected by the Air Force at the two operating bases is nearly 37,000. Two methods of housing military and civilian employees were reviewed by the study. The first assumes all military personnel would be housed on the base and only the 19 percent of base civilians to be housed off-base. Milford and Minersville would asorb the lion's share of impact under this plan, the report predicts. Milford, for instance, is projected to grow by about 540 in 1986, 1,525 in 1990 and 2,090 by 2000. , A second approach assumes a)l civilians, and 47 percent of the military, would be housed off -base. The Cedar City area would gain about 40 percent of the impact under this assumption, says the report. That area would see MX-related growth of over 300 in 1986, 1,400 by 1990 and 1,735 by 2000. ' The report also projects growth for the Enoch and Beryl-New Castle areas. By the second plan, Enoch is projected to see MX-related growth of the same magnitude of Cedar City. Beryl-New Castle is predicted growth of just 24 in 1986, but 134 by 2000. The preliminary figures will be reviewed by Board members, who will be polled by MX Coordinator Ralph Starr within the next few weeks concerning their feelings about the statistics. A revised report will then be released. Some of the Board members felt the impact projected for Cedar City was too low under both plans. A map included with the report shows the base lying 29 miles from Milford, 34 miles from Cedar City and 27 miles from Minersville. Cedar City Manager Joe Melling has asked the research team to calculate impacts assuming equal distances between the three cities and the base, feeling the differences to be insignificant. in-significant. The Board also approved naming Phil Robison, now director of development at Southern Utah State, College, to the MX Coordinator's Office. Of-fice. Robison accepted the position Monday. (See related story.) Robison's title will be Assistant MX Coordinator. He is expected to assume, a wide rane of duties, including public and press imormation. His salary, at $30,000 per year, was also approved by the Board. He is expected to begin in late-February or early-March. Robison was one of four finalists interviewed for the position by a five-member five-member screening committee just before the Board met. In other developments, ' Starr also reported that the 59-member local Draft Environmental Impact Statement review group was in the middle of a 30-day personal study period, and that they would meet again in February to compile comments on the DEIS to pass on to the state, and utlimately the Air Force. The Board then approved the framework for 13 citizen advisory committees, of five memebers each, to provide input to the Board's decisionmaking decision-making process. A motion by Milford Mayor Roy Young to table the formation for-mation of the committees was defeated. The Board also: --Approved a pay package for themselves. Board members will receive $25 for each meeting attended, and Board Chairman Chad Johnson of Beaver will receive $50. The members previously served without pay, and were only reimbursed for expenses. --Heard another request from Washington County to be afforded voting status on the Board. The county asserts the Enterprise area will be impacted by both the Milford and Coyote Springs, Nev., bases. Chairman Johnson asked the county to come back with a formal, written request at the Feb. 25 meeting. |
