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Vantage to Pomona Heights Chapter 4
<br />230 kV Transmission Line Project FEIS Environmental Consequences
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<br />4.9.4.2 Impact Summary by Action Alternative
<br />Table 4.9-10 presents a summary of the impacts for all of the Action Alternatives.
<br />Socioeconomic impacts on the Study Region economy would be predominantly beneficial, as job
<br />opportunities increase due to any of the Action Alternatives. Impacts as a whole would not greatly vary
<br />between the Action Alternatives. This lack of distinction arises because (1) impacts are so low as to be
<br />nearly imperceptible themselves and (2) the scale of construction (duration, employment, and purchases
<br />of local goods and services) varies only moderately between the Action Alternatives, as was shown in
<br />Table 4.9-1. Average on-site employment would total between 26 and 41 workers among Action
<br />Alternatives and the total cost of construction would range from $17.3 million to $31.3 million.
<br />The primary distinction in the impacts among Action Alternatives arises from their location. The
<br />Columbia River presents a barrier to movement of people and goods between Grant County and Yakima
<br />and Kittitas counties. Work sites located on the Grant County side of the Columbia River can readily be
<br />accessed from Grant County residence sites, but have poor access from residence sites across the
<br />Columbia River in Yakima and Kittitas counties. As a result, the Action Alternatives that have
<br />appreciable distances in Grant County (A, D, F, and H) would bring increased demand for housing, both
<br />long-term and transient, in Grant County compared to Yakima and Kittitas counties.
<br />Long-term housing supplies (rental and owner housing) are adequate to accommodate small increases in
<br />demand under any Action Alternative. However, the Grant County supply of transient housing (RV
<br />spaces and hotel rooms) near the Action Alternatives is considerably lower than is the case in Yakima and
<br />Kittitas counties. Therefore some demand for accommodations for transient workers may not be met by
<br />available supplies in peak season (summer and fall) for RV parks and hotels if construction activities are
<br />near the Vantage Substation at this time. At such times, longer commutes from more distant housing may
<br />be required, potentially higher prices, and/or sharing of quarters may become necessary for some transient
<br />workers. In any event, this impact would be very temporary, and not significant. It is anticipated that this
<br />impact would be very temporary. Furthermore, potential impacts on transient housing availability in
<br />Grant County would be offset because more of the region’s employment and income benefits would occur
<br />in Grant County, less in Yakima and Kittitas counties, under Alternatives A, D, F, and H.
<br />Table 4.9-10 Socioeconomic Impact Summary of Action Alternatives
<br />ACTION ALTERNATIVES
<br />IMPACT ON EMPLOYMENT AND INCOME
<br />IMPACT ON POPULATION IMPACT ON HOUSING IMPACT ON GOVERNMENT REVENUE1
<br />Alternative A
<br />1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2d,
<br />3a, 3c
<br />64.7 miles
<br />Impact approximately
<br />equal to Alternative F.
<br />Impact approximately
<br />equal to Alternative F.
<br />Impact approximately equal to
<br />Alternative F.
<br />-County Property
<br />Tax: $346,809
<br />-State Property Tax:
<br />$69,397
<br />-BLM ROW Rent:
<br />$7,116
<br />Alternative B
<br />1a, 1b, 2a, 2b, 2d,
<br />3a, 3b
<br />61.2 miles
<br />Regional impacts
<br />distributed more
<br />towards Kittitas and
<br />Yakima counties than
<br />under Alternative F.
<br />Regional impacts
<br />distributed more
<br />towards Kittitas and
<br />Yakima counties than
<br />under Alternative F.
<br />Greater potential for excess
<br />transient accommodation
<br />demand in Kittitas and Yakima
<br />counties than under Alternative
<br />F; no potential in Grant County
<br />for excess demand.
<br />-County Property
<br />Tax: $345,526
<br />-State Property Tax:
<br />$72,215
<br />-BLM ROW Rent:
<br />$2,853
<br />Alternative C
<br />1a, 1b, 2a, 2c, 2d,
<br />3a, 3b
<br />63.0 miles
<br />Regional impacts
<br />distributed more
<br />towards Kittitas and
<br />Yakima counties than
<br />under Alternative F.
<br />Regional impacts
<br />distributed more
<br />towards Kittitas and
<br />Yakima counties than
<br />under Alternative F.
<br />Greater potential for excess
<br />transient accommodation
<br />demand in Kittitas and Yakima
<br />counties than under Alternative
<br />F; no potential in Grant County
<br />for excess demand.
<br />-County Property
<br />Tax: $348,047
<br />-State Property Tax:
<br />$72,658
<br />-BLM ROW Rent:
<br />$2,194
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