Have you read that the Escalante Mayor thinks the GSENM is bad for business.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52575190-90/bishop-community-congress-creation.html.csp?page=1
Go here if you would like to tell him otherwise. http://www.escalantecity-utah.com/government.html
phil
Identity is heavily wrapped up in work. I can only imagine how difficult it is to convert from extraction or agriculture to the service industry that is tourism. Its also fair to note that much of the tourism money is accumulated in hotel fees.
Whatever the case, the Mayor’s ideas don’t seem very productive for future predictions and empirical evidence. That said, it does seem like the feds have a greater responsibility to help transition local economies when they drastically change the management protocols like they did in Escalante. I always like the idea of an “ecobank” that is correlated with new, often restricted, designations like the monument.
Phillip
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, “Nick” wrote:
The locals have a hard time changing their lifestyle from a farming community to a tourism based community. I moved here two years ago while I was working for the BLM. I was laid off soon after I bought my home here. I have worked to get my guiding business off and running ever since. > One of the problems is that the tourism is seasonal, just like Moab ten years ago was. Although that is as far as a comparison between Moab and Escalante will go with me. > I live just down the street from Jerry and I think he is a great guy and a good mayor. I do feel that the community doesn’t see the value of the GSENM because they see recreational tourism as a nuisance and not a money making endeavor. Anyone who makes money on tourism here in town is a private business owner. Not an employee based economy. On the flipside, they see work as oil rig working, mining, and timber production. Jerry successfully ran a steel company out of salt lake for the past 30 years. > I wish I could convince the town council to look at better city marketing for tourism. The possibility for creating industrial business in rural southern Utah is pointless. I would like to see Escalante as a place were we can see some responsible tourism based business growth.
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, Louis Johnson wrote:
Have you read that the Escalante Mayor thinks the GSENM is bad for business.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52575190-90/bishop-community-congress-creation.html.csp?page=1
> Go here if you would like to tell him otherwise.
http://www.escalantecity-utah.com/government.html
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Nick
The locals have a hard time changing their lifestyle from a farming community to a tourism based community. I moved here two years ago while I was working for the BLM. I was laid off soon after I bought my home here. I have worked to get my guiding business off and running ever since. One of the problems is that the tourism is seasonal, just like Moab ten years ago was. Although that is as far as a comparison between Moab and Escalante will go with me. I live just down the street from Jerry and I think he is a great guy and a good mayor. I do feel that the community doesn’t see the value of the GSENM because they see recreational tourism as a nuisance and not a money making endeavor. Anyone who makes money on tourism here in town is a private business owner. Not an employee based economy. On the flipside, they see work as oil rig working, mining, and timber production. Jerry successfully ran a steel company out of salt lake for the past 30 years. I wish I could convince the town council to look at better city marketing for tourism. The possibility for creating industrial business in rural southern Utah is pointless. I would like to see Escalante as a place were we can see some responsible tourism based business growth.
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, Louis Johnson wrote:
Have you read that the Escalante Mayor thinks the GSENM is bad for business.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52575190-90/bishop-community-congress-creation.html.csp?page=1
> Go here if you would like to tell him otherwise. > http://www.escalantecity-utah.com/government.html
>
phil
Here is a link to the study cited in the article:
http://headwaterseconomics.org/wphw/wp-content/uploads/Escalante.pdf
Here is a link to Headwaters website:
http://headwaterseconomics.org/about/revenue
They appear to be peer-reviewed, though that can be a broad statement. Might be perceived conflict of interest because some of the revenue comes from the very agencies they study. Worth looking at their site.
Complicated issue that both sides try to oversimplify. The “migration” issue is important but wasn’t analyzed for correlations; one of the primary questions of the extension of the “proximity principle” is who actually benefits from designation of public lands? Do native citizens of the Escalante region or do the regional migrants benefit economically? The 500+ person increase since 1996 may hint that new residents may benefit the most (this supported anecdotally by the reference to the Escalante Outfitters quote being from a non-Escalante native). No matter, the mayor is wrongheaded to state that “no jobs” were created.
Phillip
— In Yahoo Canyons Group, Louis Johnson wrote:
Have you read that the Escalante Mayor thinks the GSENM is bad for business.
http://www.sltrib.com/sltrib/politics/52575190-90/bishop-community-congress-creation.html.csp?page=1
> Go here if you would like to tell him otherwise. > http://www.escalantecity-utah.com/government.html
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