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Hollinger, Kristy <khollinger@eaest.com>
Friday, April 10, 2015 2:48 PM
David W. Johnson;'peckassoc@comcast.net'
Schipanski, Rich
RE: Pleasant Harbor- Fiscal Comments
Jobs and Economic lmpacts - Copy_reduced.pdf; Economic lmpact Report_reduced.pdf
Hi David,
This is all a bit convoluted - there were a number of reports relating to economic and job/wages issues:
#L 'An Economic Analysis of Earnings' by Wright Johnson
#2 'Economic lmpact of Developing the Pleasant Harbor Marina and Golf Resort ...as part of new EB-5 Regional
Center in W. Washington'- Michael K. Evans
#3 'Summary of Pleasant Harbor lmpacts - Job Creation and Value Added to National Economy' * no author or
date
We pulled reports #2 and #3 from DSEIS. #2 because it contained job numbers that didn't match the Wright Johnson
report, and #3 because it seemed out of date, has no author on it, and also had job numbers that didn't match Wright
Johnson report. I have attached #2 and #3. I don't believe I have seen the attachment which you had in your email
before.
Thanks,
Kristy
From: David W. Johnson Imailto:djohnson@co.jefferson.wa.us]
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 1:28 PM
To: Hollinger, Kristy;'peckassoc@comcast.net'
Cc: Schipanski, Rich; David W. Johnson
Subject: RE: Pleasant Harbor- Fiscal Comments
Kristy,
What was the other report we had that the Wright Johnson report replaced? ls it what I attached here? lf not, can you
shoot me a copy?
Thanks!
From: Hollinger, Kristy Ima ilto: khollineer@eaest.com]
Sent: Friday, April 10, 2015 8:42 AM
To: David W. Johnson;'peckassoc@comcast.net'
Cc: Schipanski, Rich
Subject: Pleasant Harbor- Fiscal Comments
Hi David and Craig,
As we discussed - a number of fiscal-related comments were raised regarding the projects potential impact to public
service providers (police, fire, health and social services) and infrastructure such as roads. As well, comments were
made regarding tax consequences, the impact of low wage jobs, and the potential costs to the community. Below are
some representative fiscal comments.
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-The Resort will pay poverty level wages and will drive down the level of wages in the surrounding area
-The Resort will cost the few taxpayers in the County more in taxes for infrastructure, life safety services and social
services than it returns in revenue
-The Resort may raise utility rates for South County
-Police - Quilcene substation closed. Statesman will supply a 500 sq. ft. room, but without budget to supply and staff it
-Tax revenues would not go to Brinnon, and then tax funds won't be available until full build out of resort
-Public safety - private security on resort wouldn't address peripheral issues related to changing demographics
-Jobs would be low income and would not enable workers to be financially independent. Community would end up
supporting people through community services
-Fiscal impact of the resort - could result in substantial costs to local tax payers, even after accounting for all known
payments the resort would be required to make
-identify true costs to infrastructure and public services during and after construction and arrange to pay those costs
-low wage jobs will result in increased need for taxpayer funded health and social services
-Developer should prepare a report of the services used by employees with wages below AM I and estimate of cost of
those services
-Taxpayers will subsidize life safety services
-Developer should prepare analysis of true costs of road improvement and repair from heavy equipment use and
damage, and make provisions to pay for repairs
-address low income housing gap (i.e. number of jobs v. number of housing units provided)
-Developer will use local medical and hospital resources but only provides onsite clinic for use by resort members
-School impacts - Developer should specify income that would be provided to schools and scholarships to children that
would be provided
-How much impact would this do to the home-owner in the tax consequences? Would it increase? How much would it
increase my tax?
-lnfrastructure's going to be overburdened and will have a very hard time absorbing all the impacts. We could be seeing
a L0 year period of just slowly kind of trying to get to the finished phased. lt's only after full build-out that the collection
of taxes will have a positive effect.
Kristy M. Hollinger
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