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HomeMy WebLinkAboutAPA1110FINAL REPORT FEBRUARY 1984 DOCUMENT No.1110 \~~=~~~®©@ ~A JOINT VENTURE ALASKA POWER AUTHORITY =_----1 UIID CONTRACT TO TALKEETNA BUSINESS SURVEY REPORT FRI KORTH &ASSOCIATES,INC. TK 142 •a F472 nO.l1 • I i ~ i:------------,o'~;.::.;......;~llor------- .-------------~=::_:_::::'~==:_f__----_____, I I 0-:~~I !SUSITNA CO I ~HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT ~=. FEDERAL ENERGY REGULATORY COMMISSION PROJECT No.7114 ,I'''' -- - ~. - APR :;;0 1884 iJ}A.8KA FF:::'0U'?C17;S LTBRAR1'f O:F L~<O"l-_GI~.I()R SUSITNA HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT TALKEETNA BUSINESS SURVEY REPORT Report by "Frank Orth &Associates,Inc. Under Contract to Harza-Ebasco Susitna Joint venture Prepared for Alaska Power Authority Document No.1110 -'--J V/"- 1'-(7 5 ,g FLf'7d no,1110 '-@llfbI Final Report February 1984 ARLIS Alaska Resources Library &Information Services lUlchorage,AJaska ..... - NOTICE ANY QUESTIONS OR COMMENTS CONCERNING THIS REPORT SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE ALASKA POWER AUTHORITY ,~ -1 I TABLE OF CONTENTS INTRODUCTION 1.0 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 1•1 Overv;ew 1.2 Objectives 1.3 Literature Review 1.4 Sampling Technique 1.5 The Questionnaire 2.0 ANALYSIS OF RESULTS 2.1 Introduction 2.2 Products and Services Provided 2.3 Duration in Business and Ownership 2.4 Characteristics of Employees 2.4.1 Full-time and Part-time Employees 2.4.2 Fanrily Member Employees 2.4.3 Residence of Employees 2.5 Business Volume 2.6 Business Constraints 2.7 Plans for Expansion or New Business 2.8 Lodges 2.9 Businesses Dependent on Fish and Wildlife Resources 2.9.1 Businesses Dependent on Fishing Activities 2.9.2 Businesses Dependent on Hunting Activities 2.9.3 Businesses Dependent on Trapping Activities APPENDIX A-TABULATION RESULTS APPENDIX B -SURVEY INSTRUMENT APPENDIX C -INSTRUCTIONS TO INTERVIEWERS PAGE 1 2 2 2 3 3 3 5 5 6 7 7 7 8 9 9 11 11 12 12 12 13 13 .- LIST OF TABLES ,~ I Table 1:Talkeetna Businesses That Were Interviewed 5 Tabl e 2:Standard Industrial codes for Talkeetna Businesses 6 Table 3:Years in Operation and Present Ownership 7 Tabl e 4:Percent of Businesses That Had Full-Time Employees 8 Tabl e 5:Number of Full-and Part-Time Employees by Season 8 Table 6:Number and Percent of Family Member Employees 9 Employed by Business by Season Table 7:Length of Residency of Employees by Season 9 Table 8:Business Volume in Current Year Versus Previous Year 10-Table 9:Reasons for Changes in Business Volume 10 Table 10:Business Constraints 11 Table 11:Importance of Species Hunted to Business by Area 13 - "... J INTRODUCTION Surveys of communities that may be significantly affected by the construction and operation of the Susitna Hydroelectric Project were conducted as part of the Social Sciences Program to support the needs of the Alaska Power Authority.At present,the communities that may be significantly affected by the construction and operation of the dam do not have much baseline economic information that is reported.In order to profile the local economies of these communities and determine how they would respond to changes both before and during the construction and operation of the dam,it was considered essential that a time-series data base on business indicators be developed to support the basis upon which impact projections are made.This business survey was designed to obtain information on types of services and products offered,length of operation and ownership,number of employees,residence of employees, business volumes,short-term expansion and start-up plans,and dependency upon fish and wildlife resources. -l. 2. .- 3. ~ 4. 1.0 APPROACH AND METHODOLOGY 1 .1 OVERVIEW A number of steps were taken to determine the approach and methodology for the business surveys in Talkeetna.First,the major objectives and specific types of information needed were clarified.Next,a review of the literature on surveys was conducted.Third,alternative approaches to interviewing were considered.Fourth,the sampling methodology was determined. The questions to be included in the interviews were the~developed in conjunction with the formatting l of the questionnaire.Finally,an interview guide was developed which laid out general guidelines for the interviewers and instructions on.specific questions. The questionnaire was extensively reviewed internally as well as by the Alaska Department of Community and Regional Affairs,the Alaska Department ofFish and Game,the Mat-Su Borough Planning Department;and Charlotte Thomas,an independent consultant.The survey instrument went through several iterations ·to reflect the review comments that were received. 1.2 OBJECTIVES The major objective of the business survey was that,in conjunction with the public sector survey,a comprehensive characterization of the local economy could be developed.Specifically,the results would be used for: Updating the data and assumptions on local baseline conditions. Providing supplementary data that the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission requested after reviewing Exhibit E of the License Application for the Susitna project. Comparing baseline data with information to be collected later as part of the socioeconomic impact monitoring program. Refining and expanding the socioeconomic impact mitigation pro- gram and plan. In addition,the project team adopted the following objectives relating to the design of the survey: 1.A methodologically sound approach that takes into account the rural nature of the area. - ".,.. 1 Formatting of the questionnaire refers to the placement of the questions on the page and to the form in which choices are indi- cated.Careful formatting of a questionnaire can help cut down the costs of tabulation and analysis. Page 2 .- ..-, ,- 2.A data collection listing which is consistent to and complemen- tary with other efforts/data bases such as the Standard Industrial Classifications. 3.A survey instrument that can be used throughout project planning and construction. 4.A design that will facilitate tabulation •. 1.3 LITERATURE REVIEW The project team reviewed literature pertaining to statistical theory, sampling methodoJogies,questionnaire design,tabulation systems,and analytical techniques.In addition,the methodologies used in other surveys in Alaska were reviewed,including an ISER survey used for the Tetrachemica1 Study in the Mat-Su Borough.Contacts were also made with individuals who had experience in conducting formal survey efforts in Alaska.Individuals contacted "included Steve Langdon of the University of Alaska,Jack Cruse of the Institute of Social and Economic Research, and Don Dillman of Washington State University. 1.4 SAMPLING TECHNIQUE An initial sampling frame was developed by identifying business listings in the phonebooks for the community.Interviewers also added other businesses that were observed while in the community.Finally, respondents of the household surveys who mentioned that they owned a business were requested to participate in the business survey. It was decided to interview as many of the businesses in Talkeetna as possible because the total number did not appear to exceed 35. Representatives from each identified business that was in operation from November 1982 to October 1983 were interviewed.However,some businesses which were operated out of homes may not be included.In addition,it is important to note that the focus of the survey was the townsite area. Businesses in the Talkeetna vicinity which do not have a listed phone number,and which were not discovered during the household survey conducted concurrent with this survey,were not interviewed.This is believed to have resulted in the exclusion of enterprises conducted in remote locations,such as trappers and other natural-resource based businesses. 1.5 THE QUESTIONNAIRE The interview instrument is 8 pages long.Two hand-out sheets were used to facilitate understanding of several questions about sales volume classifications and comparisons between business volume in this year and previous years,and two maps were used to assist respondents in answering questions .pertainingto hunting,fishing,and trapping.A copy of the interview instrument is provided in Appendix B. Page 3 - - - - The interview instrument was pretested in Cantwell on 21 and 22 October 1983.It was tested for its clarity,consistency,and logic of question ordering.It was also tested on Native and non-Native respondents and young and el derly business owners to ensure comprehensi on by all of the respondents who were likely to be interviewed.Minor modifications to the questionnaire were made on 23 and 24 October 1983 as a result of the .pre-test. The field work was conducted between 26 October 1983 and 2 November 1983.The Talkeetna interviewer completed 29 business interviews in that time.The interviewer was fam'iliarized with the substantive aspects of this questionnaire and reviewed basic interviewing techniques.In addition,this interviewer was given a written set of guidelines to follow should specific situations or questions arise.This information is contained in Appendix C.Completed questionnaires were checked each night after interviewing to identify data problems or inconsistencies. Page 4 ...... 2.0 ANALYSIS OF RESULTS 2.1 INTRODUCTION Businesses were defined as those enterprises in which the owner reteived income for the products or services provided.For example,trapping animals for the express purpose of selling the pelts was considered to be a business activity.Trapping animals and using the pelts to make clothes for the family was not considered to be a business activity. Based on this definition,a total of 32 businesses were identified in the survey~defined area.Twenty-nine businesses were interviewed,for a response rate of 90.6 percent.Except for business types,the analysis does not include the three businesses that were not able to be contacted, nor does it include a construction company working for the Alaska Power Authority on a transmission line project,because of the short-term nature of that company's presence in the community. Because of the small number of businesses in Talkeetna,there are some tables which cannot be presented without risking disclosure of data on individual businesses.Accordingly,tables are only displayed in this report if there are three or more responses in each category,or if the information contained therein is not confidential information. Several conventions were followed throughout the analysis section to allow the reader quick and easy reference to the tables in Appendix A. Tables in the Appendix were ordered in a sequence that corresponds to the way in which the questions appear in the interview instrument.There were a 100 separate response items to the questions in the business survey,however,some responses will not appear in the appendix because of the disclosure problems already mentioned or because they were inc9rporated in the text.Tables that appear in the text are referenced to a question that appears in the interview instrument. A list of the businesses interviewed in Talkeetna appears in Table 1 below • Tab1 e 1 Taol keetna Businesses That Were Interviewed ,- .... 1 •.B &K Trading Post 2.Moore's Mercantile 3.Fairview Inn 4.Three Rivers Union 76 5.Talkeetna Deli 6.Vi11age,Arts &Crafts 7.Mac A.Stevens Land Surveyors 8.Mahay's Riverboat Service 9.Talkeetna Motel 10.Talkeetna Riverboat Service 11.Talkeetna Flying Club,Inc. 12.Ta "lkeetna Aero Servi ces,Inc. 13.Ak1and Helicopters 14.H &M Construction 15.Swiss Aiaska Inn Page 5 16.No Name--Stained Glass Bus. 17.Talkeetna Roadhouse 18.Talkeetna Services 19.Sparkey's 20.Talkeetna Leather Works 21.Crystal Magi c 22.Beaver Pond Dog Farm 23.Alaska Wilderness Enterprise 24.Talkeetna Realty 25.Hudson's Air Service 26.K2 Aviati~n 27.Talkeetna Air Taxi 28.Alaska Great1and 29.Latitude 62 2.2 PRODUCTS AND SERVICES PROVIDED Talkeetna had a small,private sector economy represented by six industrial sectors.Since it was known which of the classifications the three businesses that were not interviewed fall into,they were included in this section of analysis.The majority of businesses were categorized as retail (between 30 and 31 percent),service (between 30 and 31 percent),and transportation/communications/utilities (22 percent). Although manufacturing was not represented directly in Table 2,three of the retail businesses could have been classified as manufacturing,since crafts were made as well as sold from these establishments.Other enterprises in Talkeetna were categQrized as construction (over 9 percent),finance,insurance,and real estate (over 3 percent),and wholesale trade (over 3 percent). Table 2 Standard Industrial Codes for Talkeetna Businesses Classification Frequency Distribution Number Percent Constructi on 03 9.4% Transportation,Communications J &07 21.8% Util ities Wholesale Trade 01 3.1% Retail Trade 10 31.3% Finance J Insurance,&Real Estate 01 3.1 % Services 10 31.3% .-Total 32 100.0% Source:(Ql);Frank Orth &Associates,Inc.J 1984. - ..... The Talkeetna economy was relatively more concentrated in the sectors of transportation J communications J &utilities (TCPU)and wholesale trade than other rural areas in Alaska.For example J the percentage of private sector businesses in TCPU for the Yukon-Koyukuk and Southeast Fairbanks census divisions ranged from 8 to about 14 percent and wholesale trade activity ranged from 2 to 3 percent in 1980.The city was also less concentrated in the sectors of construction and finance,insurance J and real estate (FIRE)as compared to these areas.Construction activity in the census divisions ranged from 10 to 12 percent as compared to about 7 percent in Ta1keetna and FIRE activities ranged from about 6 percent to 8 percent in the census d~visions as compared to between 3 and 4 percent in Talkeetna.However J the percentage of retail trade and service activity for all private sector enterprises was similar in both Talkeetna and the census divisions.(Department of Labor,Statistical Quarterly,Fourth Quarter 1980)• Page 6 .... 2.3 DURATION IN BUSINESS AND OWNERSHIP Approximately 69 percent of the businesses in the community have been in operation for three years or more,and 31 percent have been in operation for more than ten years,according to Tab1~3. In contrast,a somewhat lower percentage of the current proprietors have owned their businesses for three years or more (52 percent),and only two owners have been in business for more than ten years.The mean number of years in present ownership was 4.9 compared to 11 years the busiflesses have been in operation.Over 48 percent of present business owners have owned a business for no more than two years whereas 31 percent of businesses have been in operation for no more than two years,suggesting that the busines?es that have been in operation the longest have experienced some turnover in ownership • Years Table 3 Years in Operation and Pres~nt Ownership Frequency Distribution In Operation In Present Ownership Number Percent Number Percent .- ,..., I~ ,....., I - Less than One 02 6.9 02 6.9 One to Two Years 07 24.1 12 41.4 Three to Five Years 03 10.3 05 17.2 Six to Ten Years 08 27.6 08 27.6 More than Ten years 09 31.0 02 6.9 Total 29 99.9%29 100.0% Source:(Q2a and b,Q3a and b);Frank Orth &Associates,Inc.,1984. 2.4 CHARACTERISTICS OF EMPLOYEES 2.4.1 Full-time and Part-Time Employees. As shown in the tabulations of community employment data displayed in table 4,the businesses in Talkeetna had small staffs,resulting in limited employment opportunities.The majority of"the businesses (79 percent)had five or less full-time employees at all times during the past year.In the winter,68 percent of the businesses had two or less full-time employees.However,these numbers should be used with caution.In the course of the interviews it became clear that at least two of the interviewed businesses kept their employed staff relatively small by using contract labor arrangements.It is impossible to estimate the·fu11 extent of this phenomena since interviews.were not always conducted at the place of business and the distinction between paid employees and contract labor was not always adhered to by the respondents. Page 7 Table 4 Percent of Businesses That Had Full-Time Employees by Season N =29 - Number of Fu11- Time Employees o 1 2 3 4 5 6 9 10 or Greater Percent of Businesses With Summer Employees (1983 ) 10.3 24.1 10.3 13.8 10.3 10.3 6.9 0.0 13.7 Percent of Businesses With Winter Employees (1982-83 ) 21.4 28.6 17.9 21.4 7.1 0.0 0.0 3.6 0.0 - Source:(Q4 and 9);Frank Orth &Associates,Inc.,1984. Altogether,the 29 businesses surveyed accounted for 147 jobs in the summer of 1983,for an average of 5.1 jobs per business.Of these positions,75 percent were full-time and 25 percent were part-time. Table 5 Number of Fu11-and Part-Time Employees by Season Season Summer Winter Number of Fu11- Time Employees 110 53 Number of Part- Time Employees 37 19 Total Employees 147 72 ..... Source:(Q4,6,9,and 11);Frank Orth &Associates,Inc.,1984. Employment has been highly seasonal.The number of winter full-time jobs represented only 48 percent of the number of summer full-time positions. Simi1 ar1y,the number of wi nter part-time jobs represented 51.4 percent of the number of part-time positions available in the summer.Total employment in the winter averaged slightly less than fifty percent of summer employment. 2.4.2 Family Member Employees. A significant proportion of the employees in TaJkeetna businesses were family members (over 54 percent in the winter months).The number of family employees increased by on-third from the winter to the summer of 1983. Page 8 Table 6 Number and Percent of Family Member Employees Employed by Business by Season Season Number of Employees Employees That Are Family Members Number Percent Source:(Q5,7,10,and 12);Frank Orth &Associates,Inc.,1984. r Summer Winter 147 72 52 39 35.4% 54.2% 2.4~3 Residence of Employees. Employers indicated that most of their employees in both the summer and winter months had been residents of the community for a year or more;but the responses indicated that a somewhat higher percentage of the summer employees in the community had been new to the area (Table 7). Table 7 Length of Residency of Employees by Season Length of Residency of Employees Number Percent Summer Employees Residents for a year or more 25 86.2 Residents for less than a year 00 0.0 Mixture of older and newer residents 04 13.8 Total 29 100.0 Winter Employees Residents for a year or more 25 96.2 Residents for less than a year 00 0.0-Mixture of older and newer residents 01 3.8 Total 26 100.0 Source:(Q8 and 13);Frank Orth &Associates,Inc.,1984. 2.5 BUSINESS VOLUME Four businesses declined to respond to the question on annual business sales volume and,in two additional cases,the manager was not able to answer the question.Of the 23 businesses that did respond, approximately 44 percent reported annual business sales volumes of under $100,000,over 30 percent reported annual business sales volumes between $100,000 and $250,000.Twenty-six percent of the businesses (6)reported annual sales volumes of $250,000 or more. ....Page 9 ..... I Approximately 50 percent of the respondents indicated that the 1983 volume of business was higher or much higher than the average business volume in previous years (see Table 8).At the same time,11 percent experienced a lower than average year,21 percent indicated that 1983 sales were average,and 18 percent said there was no basis of comparison. Of the 14 respondents experiencing increases in business volume,over 71 percent (10)indicated that the change was caused by construction of the Intertie.Other reasons given by these 10 businesses included better weather and increases in tourism and demand.Over 21 percent of the 14 businesses cited improvements in reputation or better advertising and location as reasons for business volume increase.In addition,one busi- ness stated that increased business volume was due to increased tourism . Table 8 Business Volume in Current Year Versus Previous Years Frequency Distribution Number Percent .- Category 1983 Volume Compared to Previous Years Much More in the Last 12 Months More in the Last 12 Months About the Same in the Last 12 Months Less in the Last 12 Months Much Less in the Last 12 Months No Basis For Comparison Total 05 09 06 02 01 05 28 17.9% 32.1 % 21.4% 7.1% 3.6% 17.9% 100.0% r F'" I I Number of Non-responses =1. Source:(Q14a);Frank Orth &Associates,Inc.,1984. Of the 3 businesses reporting declines in business volume from previous year,two gave reasons related to reductions in the amount of time that the owner spent actively engaged in business.One business stated that its decline in volume was related to the Intertie's negative effect on hunting,fishing,and trapping resources upon which its revenues depended. Table 9 . Reasons for Changes in Business Volume Reasons Given Increase in Volume 1st Reason Additional Reasons Decrease in Volume Reason .....Intertie Advertising,Repu- tation,Location Tourism Owner Involvement Total 10 3 1o 14 Tourism (3),Demand (2) &Weather (l) 1 o o 2 - 3 Source:(Q14b);Frank Orth &Associates,Inc.,1984. Page 10 ,- ..... 2.6 BUSINESS CONSTRAINTS Eighteen of the 29 businesses interviewed responded to the question on problems the business had faced during the past year.Several gave more than one answer for a total of 30 responses received.The breakdown for the responses appear in Table 10.The most important constraints cited were inadequate community infrastructure,supply problems,and labor. With regard to community infrastructure,the business people in Talkeetna mentioned a need for increased police protection,difficulty in expanding because of water/sewage problems,an overtaxed airstrip that has experienced haphazard development,and insufficient phone lines to Anchorage • Table 10 Business Constraints ,Frequency Di stri buti on- Number Percent r Business Constraints In Last Year Lack of Demand Inadequate Community Infrastructure Fi nanci og Supply Labor Insurance Other Total 03 07 02 05 04 01 08 30 10.0% 23.3% 6.7% 16.7% 13.3% 3.3% 26.7% 100.0% """ Source:(Q15);Frank Orth &Associates,Inc.,1984. Lack of demand was also cited as an important constraint during the winter.The category of "other"in Table 10 accounted for 27 percent of all responses.Two respondents in this category mentioned increased theft as a major problem.Better business practices and poor planning were some of the remaining responses that were also received under this heading. 2.7 PLANS FOR EXPANSION OR NEW BUSINESS Approximately 50 percent of the respondents plan to expand their businesses during November 1983 and October 1984.Of these,most (73 percent)planned to expand during the first and second quarters of 1984. All of the expansions (100 percent)will occur in Talkeetna,and are expected to create an additional 24 jobs. Of the businesses planning an expansion,73 percent are doing so as a result of increased demand and 9 percent are attempting to capture a greater market share.One business is planning to expand because of a good investment opportunity and one business did not respond to the question. Page 11 ..... I -- A variety of possible constraints to expansion were mentioned such as failure of demand to materialize,financing,land availability, insurance,government regulation,cost,and infrastructure,but over 45 percent (5)of the 11 businesses planning to expand saw no constraints to their expansion plans.Of those who mentioned constraints,several gave more than one answer to this question.The most frequently mentioned constraints included failure of demand to materialize and financing. Seven percent (all in the service sector)of the 29 respondents said they plan to start a new business during the next year.Another 10 percent are not sure whether they will start one.Detail as to the start-up plans was not presented due to disclosure problems and in the interest of maintaining confidentiality.Of the five businesses considering start-up of a new business,three would give no detail about any constraints that they might face,one did not foresee any constraints,and one mentioned financing and licensing as possible constraints to start-up. 2.8 LODGES Six lodges and inns in the community contain a total of 46 rooms which can accomodate up to 98 people.Average 1983 summer occupancy rates in Talkeetna were about 74 percent.Winter (1982-1983)occupancy rates were about 19 percent. Two lodges are planning to expand during the spring of 1984.The expansions could add 40 beds to the existing number in the community. Reasons cited for expansion include anticipation of more guests and advantageous business offers. 2.9 BUSINESSES DEPENDENT ON FISH AND WILDLIFE RESOURCES Because only eight of businesses were dependent on hunting,fishing and trapping activities,care must be taken in reporting results without disclosing information on particular businesses.However,some generalizations can be made. Approximately 28 percent (8)of the businesses indicated that a portion of their gross annual sales were dependent on hunting,fishing,or trapping activities.The revenues of two businesses were almost entirely dependent on these activities while 3 businesses probably received less than 25 percent of their annual sales from these activities.The 8 businesses included air service businesses,riverboat and guiding services,and lodging establishments. 2.9.1 Businesses Dependent On Fishing Activities. Eight businesses were dependent on fishing activities fora portion of their annual sales volume.Of these,6 reported that between zero and 25 percent of their sales volumes was attributable to fishing activities. Two reported that between 75 percent and 100 percent of their sales volumes was attributable to fishing. Five of the eight businesses were dependent on fishing activiti~s that occurred in areas that may be i~pacted by the Susitna Hydroelectric project.Eighty percent received less than 25 percent of their sales Page 12 .- -. volume from fishing activities that take place in Area 1.One business was more dependent upon fishing activity in this area,receiving more than a quarter but less than half of its sales from here • Three of the five businesses mentioned that the species of most importance in this area to business sales were grayling and rainbow trout.Forty percent of the businesses mentioned that all types of salmon,and dolly varden from this area were important to their sales. Only one business mentioned burbot as important to sales. 2.9.2 Businesses Dependent On Hunting Activities. Only 8 Talkeetna businesses reported any dependency on hunting activities for their sales.Most (75 percent)had less than 25 percent of their revenue attributable to this activity.However,2 businesses had between 25 percent and 75 percent of their sales attributable to hunting.The latter 2 businesses had most of their sales activity attributable to hunting in areas that could be affected by the Susitna Hydroelectric Project.Of the first 6 businesses mentioned,one had no sales attributable to hunting in the areas that may be affected by the dam and the other 5 had sales that were entirely attributable to these areas. The number of businesses that mentioned the species that were sought in connection with their activities is shown in Table 11.It is clear that hunting activity in Area 2 was more important to Talkeetna businesses than in Area 1 in terms of the number of businesses that mention species.However,the dollar value attached to hunting activities in each area was not broken out so that which area was more important in terms of sales cannot be determined from this data.-Table 11 Importance of Speci es Hunted To Business by Area N =7- Species Area 1 Area 2 Moose 2 3 Caribou 0 2 Sheep 2 3 F'B1 ack Bear 2 4 Gri zzly Bear 1 1 Source:(Q22al to j2);Frank Orth &Associates,Inc.,1984. 2.9.3 Trapping Activities. Of the 8 businesses whose sales were dependent upon hunting and fishing activities,only 5 earned revenue from trapping activities.Trapping contributed less than 25 percent to annual sales for all 5 businesses. Only 4 of these bu~inesses had sales attributable to trapping activities Dccurring in areas that may be affected by the Susitna Hydroelectric Project.None of the"4 businesses earned income from Area 1.In Area 2, the species that contributed to sales activity were beaver and marten. 0312h Page 13 - APPElIDIX A -- - 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA MEAN AND STANDARD DEVIATIONS MEAN STANDARD DEVIATION NUMBER OF YEARS IN OPERATION 11 .0 14.4 NUMBER OF YEARS IN PRESENT OWNERSHIP 4.9 30.0 jjIi!iii\V.!I BUSINESSES WITH SUMMER F-T FAMILY 1.2 1.1 EMPLOYEES BUSINESSES WITH SUMMER P-T FAMILY 0.6 0.9 EMPLOYEES BUSINESSES WITH WINTER F-T FAMILY 0.9 0.9 EMPLOYEES BUSINESSES WITH WINTER P-T FAMILY 0.5 0.9-EMPLOYEES SUMMER OCCUPANCY RATE (%).7 0.1 WINTER OCCUPANCY RATE (%).2 0.1 .... I I - 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION ...... BUSINESSES WITH SUMMER F-T EMPLOYEESo .-- 1 2 3 4 5 6 11 13 TOTAL NUMBER OF SUMMER F-T EMPLOYEES 11 0.00 NUMBER 03 07 03 04 03 03 02 03 01 29 PERCENT 10.3% 24.1 % 10.3% 13.8% 10.3% 10.3% 6.9% 10.3% 3.4% 99.7% 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS ..... FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION BUSINESSES WITH SUMMER F-T FAMILY EMPLOYEES NUMBER PERCENT o --11 37.9% 1 05 17.2% 2 10 34.5% 3 02 6.9% 4 01 3.4% 29 99.9% - 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 10 34.5% 05 17.2% 12 41.4% 01 3.4% 01 3.4% - I~ ~ I BUSINESSES WITH SUMMER P-T EMPLOYEESo-- 1 2 3 5 TOTAL NUMBER OF SUMMER P-T EMPLOYEES 37.00 29 99.9% - 01 /27/84 BUSINESSES WTIHo 1 2 3 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION SUMMER P-T FAMILY EMPLOYEES NUMBER PERCENT 19 65.5% 04 13.8% 05 17.2%0,.3.4% ...... """' - - ~ I 29 99.9% - 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION BUSINESSES WITH WINTER F-T EMPLOYEESo-- 1 2 3 4 9 NUMBER 06 08 05 06 02 01 PERCENT 21 .4% 28.6% 11.9% 21.4% 7.1% 3.6% ..... - ..... ..... TOTAL NUMBER OF WINTER F-T EMPLOYEES 53.00 28 100.0% 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS BUSINESSES WITHo 1 2 WINTER F-T FAMILY EMPLOYEES FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NLMBER PERCENT 12 44.4% 05 18.5% 10 37.0% - 27 99.9% 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS - - .- BUSINESSES WITH WINTER P-T EMPLOYEESo--- 1 2 3" TOTAL NUMBER OF WINTER P-T EMPLOYEES 19.00 FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 16 57.1% 06 21.4% 05 17.9% 01 3.6% 28 100.0% 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION BUSINESSES WITH WINTER P-T FAMILY EMPLOYEES NUMBER PERCENTo---20 71.4% 1 03 10.7% 2 04 14.3% 3 01 3.6% -! I""" i ~ ! r 28 100.0% ..- 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS .-, PLANS FOR EXPANSION IN THE NEXT YEAR YES NO NOT SURE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 08 28.6% 14 50.0% 06 .21.4% 28 100.0% 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS - .... WHEN WILL EXPANSION PLANS OCCUR? 83/4 84/1 84/2 84/3 FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 02 18.2% 05 45.5% 03 27.3% 01 9.1% 11 100.1% 01/27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS WHERE WILL EXPANSION TAKE PLACE? LOCAL FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 11 100.0% J~.• 11 ;.].-<:1.1\:.'\RESOURCES T '~'rc,' U.S.DEPT.OF 1N'1'':::. 100.0% 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS NUMBER OF NEW HIRE ANTICIPATED o 1 2 3 11 FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 03 27.3% 03 27.3% 02 18.2% 02 18.2% 01 9.1% .... .... ...., .... TOTAL NUMBER OF NEW-HIRES EXPECTED 24.00 11 100.1% 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS 11 100.0% FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT· 08 72.7% 01 9.1 % - - WHY ARE YOU PLANNING TO EXPAND? TO HANDLE INCREASED DEMAND TO CAPTURE GREATER SHARE OF EXISTING MRKT. OR SERVE NEW ONE OTHER NO REASON GIVEN 01 01 9.1% 9.1% 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS CONSTRAINTS TO BUSINESS EXPANSION PLANS NONE FINANCING LAND AVAILABILITY OTHER FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 05 33.3% 02 13.3% 01 6.7% 07 46.7% - .- .... 15 100.0% - 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS .... ..... BUSINESSES WITH PLANS TO START A NEW BUSINESS YES NO NOT SURE NO RESPONSE FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 02 6.9% 20 69.0% 03 10.3% 04 13.8% - .... .- 29 100.0% - 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS LODGES WITH PLANS FOR INCREASING NO.OF BEDS . YES NO FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 02 33.3% 04 67.7% ~-------- 06 100.0% !"F' I ! 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS "T I :I ~ I : i ""'" !. i REASON FOR ADDING BEDS ANTICI PATE ,MORE GUESTS IN THAN NOW/RECENTLY ADVANTAGEOUS BUSINESS OFFERING FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 01 50.0% 01 50.0% 02 100.0%, MEDIAN =$100,000-$249,999 NUMBER OF NO RESPONSES =6 T T J T ....., 01 /27/84 ANNUAL BUSINESS SALES VOLUME UNDER $100,000 $100,000-$249,999 $250,000 OR MORE BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 10 43.5% 07 30.4% 06 26.1% 23 100.0% _._-~~~--------------~- 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS T 'T I J IT I - BUSINESSES WITH %OF GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES--HUNTING ZERO GREATER THA,N ZERO BUT LESS THAN 25% 25%TO 49% 50%TO 74% FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 21 72.4% 06 20.7% 01 3.4% 01 3.4% 29 99.9% T ! T ! 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENTBUS.WITH %OF GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES--HUNT.IN .AREA 1 &-2 ZERO GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN 25% 25%TO 49% 75%TO 100% 01 05 01 01 12.5% 62.5% 12.5% 12.5% T ,.- ! Il"I" r !: I ,I 08 lOO.O% 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS IMPORTANCE OF SPECIES HUNTED TO BUSINESS IN AREA 1 N =5 CATEGORY MOOSE SHEEP BLACK BEAR GRIZZLY BEAR NUMBER 02 02 02 01 PERCENT OF BUSINESSES 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 20.0% 01/27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS IMPORTANCE OF SPECIES HUNTED TO BUSINESS IN AREA 2 N =5 T T T 'T I 1 I CATEGORY MOOSE CARIBOU SHEEP BLACK BEAR GRIZZLY BEAR NUMBER 03 02 03 04 01 PERCENT OF BUSINESSES 60.0% 40.0% 60.0% 80.0% 20.0% "i I I i I 01/27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS BUSINESSES WITH %OF GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES--FISHING ZERO GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN 25% 75%TO 100% FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 21 72.4% 06 20.7% 02 6.9% :T I I"']" I I 29 100.0% T I 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT T 290 BUS.WITH %OF GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES-- FISHING IN A"RtA 1 ZERO GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN 25% 25%TO 49% 03 '04 01 37.5% 50.0% 12.5% ""I" I I 08 100.0% """ I ! 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS "'F' I .i IMPORTANCE OF SPECIES FISHED TO BUSINESS IN AREA 1 N =5 1'"'1'" : I i i 1 . CATEGORY SAL~10N RED OR SOCKEYE PINK OR HUMPY SILVER OR COHO CHUM OR DOG KING OR CIHINOOK GRAYLING RAINBOW TROUT BURBOT DOLLY VARDEI~ NUMBER 03 02 02 02 02 02 03 03 01 02 PERCENT OF BUSINESSES 60.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 40.0% 60.0% 60.0% 20.0% 40.0% 01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS BUSINESSES WITH %OF GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES--TRAPPING ZERO GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN 25% FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENT 24 82.8% 05 17.2% ,. I ,- I 29 100.0% F'I'" I !"1'" I 01/27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION NUMBER PERCENTBUS.WITH %OF GROSS ANNUAL REVENUES--TRAPPING IN AREAS-r and 2 ZERO GREATER THAN ZERO BUT LESS THAN 25% 01 04 20.0% 80.0% J, I rr !I L.I T I rr I I 05 100.0% .... i I,01 /27/84 BUSINESS SURVEY/TALKEETNA FREQUENCY DISTRIBUTION REPORTS IMPORTANCE OF SPECIES TRAPPED TO BUSINESS IN AREA 2 N =4 CATEGORY BEAVER MARTEN NUMBER 01 02 PERCENT OF BUSINESSES 25.0% 40.0% "F' i T T I i i .I .i ~[[ ""'F' [ I I rr , I APPEJiIDIX B ",... .- .- .- Questlonnelre #: Comnunlty: I nterv lewEr : Date: SUSI TNA H't'DRCEl ECTRI C PROJECT BUSINESS SURVEY Sus/ness Name: Address Cloc~tion If no adoress ~vdll~ble):------------------ Te I ep/lone Nu mber :.-..:,{.;;,.9.,;;O.;;,.7,;..>_ Owner I S Name:----:------------------ M~nager's Name (if different than owner):------------ First Contact Attempt: Cont~ct l-4ade:I.YES 2.NO Comments: Second Cont~ct i'ttempt: Contact ~de:I.YES 2.NO Ccmmen-rs: Third Con-rect At-rempt: Confect ""de:I.YES 2.NO Canmen-rs: T He!10,my name I s .~_-:-:-and I am conductl ng II survey for the Alaska Power AlI.IltIorlty. The survey Is part of the Susltna Hya-oelec1rlc Project.A more canp I ete understan'd I ng of bus I nesses 1n the area (5 needed to p Illn for the constructIon and operation of the Project. The survey QuestIons lire about your business,lind any pillns for expllnslon you may have. We would I Ike you to participllte In this survey.Your answers will be canpletely conlldentlal lind voluntary,and will be greatly appreclcsted. 0-1 What are the main products or serylces that your busIness provides? a.Product:i:..........;............_ b.services:......._ Q-2 How many years has the busIness been In operation? a.(code) b.(actual number of years) I.LESS THAN 2.1-2 3.3-5 4.6-10 5.M~THAN 10 :"i" I I I 0-3 Q-4 How mllny years have you owned this business7 II.(code)---b.(actual number of years) I.LESS THAN 2.1-2 3.3-5 4.6-10 5.MCR TIit\N 10 How many persons,IncludIng yourself,were employed full-tIme during t1'le sunwner of 19831 (Full-time a greater than 34 hours of wor k per week) 0-5 Of the total number of full-tIme employees,how many were famll~ msnbers1 Q-6 Ho.many persons,Including yourself.were employed parr-time during the sunwn.,.01 lse31 (Part-time.1-34 hours of wa-k per week) Q-7 Of the total number of part-time employees,how meny were femlly membersl Q-8 Were most of your summer,1983 employees,residents of the erea for e yeer (T more,less 1't1en a year,or I!mIxture of both1 I.RESIDENTS FOR A YEAR OR ~ 2.RESIDENTS FOR lESS THAN A YEAR :1 3.MI XTU~CF 80TH TYPES ~RES I DENTS i I Q-9 fi:)w many persons,inclUdIng yourself,were employed full-trme duri ng the winter of 1982-19831 Q-IO Of the tot~l num~er of full-time employees,how many were family members1 0-1 I How many persons,including yourself,were employed part-tIme during the winter of 1982-19837 Q-12 Of the tot,~I num~er of part-t Ime amp Ioyees,how many were famll y members7 Q-13 Were most of your winter,1983 employees,residents of the area for a year or more,less than a year,or a mixture of both? I.RES I OE~rrs FOR A 'fEN!OR M~ 2.RES IDENTS FOR LESS THAN A YEAR 3.MI XTURE CF BaTH TYFfS r:F RES I DENTS O-14a How has your volume of busIness thIs year (1983)compared to your volume of business during the prevIous five years (1978-1982'7 Please choose from among these choices (SHEET Al J.A LOT MCRf IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THAN IN PREVIOUS YE'ARS 2.MORE IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THAN IN PREVIOUS YEIRS 3.·ABOUT THE SAME IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THAN IN PRE'VIOUS YEARS 4.LESS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THAN IN PREVIOUS YEIRS 5.A LOT LESS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS 6.NO BASIS fOR COMPARISON IF 1,2,4,or 5,THE'N: ,..,.. ! 0-14b What were the main factors that contributed to this change in business volume? T,I I 0-/5 What kinds of problems has your business faced within the last ye l!Il"'7 I.L AQ(Cf DE'MA NO----~------------- 2.INADEQUATE COMMUNITY INFRASTRUCTURE ----------- 3.FINAN:ING-------------------- 4.SLFPL Y-----------------~--- 5.I NSURAI'CE-------------------- 6.L,tBCA--------------------- 7.\fEATHER------------------------ 8.CUSTOMER ACCESS TO BUSINESS'------------- 9.OTHER------------------- T !'i !I ,,- , I :I "'f' i I 'T I 'i i T I Q.16a Do you h~ve ~ny pl~ns for exp~ndlng this busIness during the next ye~r? _~,_l F I or J.ASK NEXT 2 QUEST IONS. I YES 2NO :5 NOT SUf£ Q-16b:Wh~t ~re your busIness exp~nslon plans? When,_ Where (to..n)----------------- Number,of ne..hlres~~----------- Why _ Other comments'----------------- Q-16c:Are there any factors th~t would constr~in your business expansion pl~ns? Q-J7a Do you have any plans for starting a new business? IF I OR J,ASK THE NEXT TWO QUESTIONS. I YES 2 NO 3 NOT SURE Q·j7b:What are your plans for starting a ne.business? Products/services~------------ When--------------------- Where (tololn)----------------- Number of new hires---------------- How many beds are you planning to :T , I ~ .I,i Why _ Other'COlIments':.-_---------------:- Q-17c:Are there ~ny factors that would constr~ln your business start-up plans? ASK All OF QUESTION 18 IF THE SUSINESS IS A LODGING ESTABl ISHMENT (HOTEL.MOTEL OR LODGE)• O-J8a How many rooms does you lodgIng estaollshment have?------ 0-180 How many bl!ds does your lodging estaollsnment have?_ O-18c What was the occupancy rate durIng the summer of 19837----- O-18d What w~s the occupancy rate during the winter of 1982-1983?--- 0-18e Are you planning to add more beds? ______~IF lOR 3.ASK NEXT QUESTIONS. I =YES 2 =NO 3 =Nor SU~ Q-181 edd7 _ ~ i I 0-18g O-18h When do you plan to add these beds? I.OCT ~tC./983 2.JAN-/'tAR.1984 3.APR-JUN.1964 4.Jll.-SEP.1984 5.AFTER SEP,1984 Why are you going to add these beds? I.~GUESTS NOW/R£CENTl Y THAN I CAN ACCOWllDATE. 2.ANTICIPATE ~RE WESTS IN FUTURE THAN NOW/RECfNll y • 3. OTHER----------------- F'I' I I I 0.19.(SHOW SHEET B)In whI ch category wou 1d you P I cee your gr 0 55 cnnual business sales volume? I.UNDER 550,000 2.S50,OOO-'S99,000 3 ..SIOO,000-$249,ooO 4.5250,000-$499,999 5.5500,000-$999,999 6.SI,Ooo,ljoo OR MCA£ ASK THE FellOWI NGOUEST IONS I F THE BUSI NESS IS E/oGAGEO I N OR IS RE'lATEO TO HUNTING.FI~ING OR TRlFPING ACTIVITIES. 1 0-20 What percentcge of your gross cnnual business revenues would you attrIbute to huntIng cctlvlties? I.lESS THAN 25% 2.25S -49S 3.50%-74% 4.75%-IOOS i""'~ j j Q-21 Wh at percentage of your gross annua I bus i ness re\lenues wou Id you attribute to your hunting actIvities In the areas shown on this map? j.LESS THi'N 25% 2.25%-49% 3.50$-74% 4.75$•laOS 0-22 What specIes of anImals were hunted as part of your business activities In these areas last year (SEASON)? ~ I I MOOSE CARIBoo SHEEP 8I.,loCK EEAR WOLF WATER·PTARMI- FOw..GAN OTHER Area II Area 12 81 a2 b I b2 cl •c2 dl d2 el e2 f I f2 gl __hI 92__h2 II 12 jl_- J2__ Q·23 What percentage of your gross cnnual business revenues .ould you attribute to fishing activities? I.LESS THAN 25% 2.25S -49% 3.50$-74$ 4.75S -100S .... 11 Q-24 0-25 Whet percentage of your gross annual business revenues would you ettrlbute to your fishing activitIes In the area shown on the map7 I.LESS TH.A.N 25S 2.25S -49l 3.50S -74J 4.75S -IOOJ What species of fish were caught as part of your business activities in this area last year (SE~ON)7 a.SALMCtI (/F THEY SAY S'lMON.ASK THEM TO BE MOOE SPECIFIC) b.RED.OR SQO<.EYE----c.PINK OR HUMPY d .:.----SI L VER OR COHO e.CHUM OR 000 f.KING OR CH 'NOOK g.GRAYLING h.RA I !'BOW TROUT I.SURBOT J.OO-L Y VARDEN k.OTHER (specify) 'I I 1 I Q-26 What percentage of your gross annual busIness revenues would you attribute to trapping activitles1 I.LESS THAN 25S 2.25S -4~ 3.SOS -74S 4.7SS -IOOl 0-27 What percentage of your gross annual business revenues would you attribute to trapping activities In the areas shown on the map? I.LESS TH.A.N 2SS 2.25S -4~ 3.50S -74J 4.75J -IOOS 0-28 Whet furbeerers were caught as pert of your business actIvities In these areas I ast year (SE ASON)1 BEAVER to'ARTEN LYNX MINK MUSK-OTTER REO '110-- RAT FOX VERINE Area II II J bl cl dl el fl gl-hi Area 12 a2 b2 c2 d2 e2 f2 92_h2- Ol56h OTHER II JI_kl 12 J2_k2 ..... 015611 SliEET A I.A LOT MOflE IN THE LAST 12 p.()NTHS THAN IN PREVIOUS YE,ARS 2.M~IN THf LAST 12 MCNTHS THAN IN PREV IOUS YEARS 3.ABOUT THE'SAr-£IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS Tf1.o'N 1N PREY IOUS YEAAS 4.LESS IN THE LAST 12 MONTHS THAN IN PREVIOUS YEARS 5.A LOT LESS IN THE lAST 12 MONTHS THAN 'N PREY IOUS YE AA S 6.NO BAS I S FOR COM='ARI SON - n ! ~ '1,I Ol56h SHEET e I.UNDER $50.000 2.$50.000-599.000 3.5100,000-$249,000 4.$250,000-$0499,999 5.$500,000-5999,999 6.$1.000,000 OR foORE ....,__------------------1 SUSITNA RIVER AND MAJOR TRIBUTARIES FROM M ~.--_.- ,"1 !I!I !f I I, ---'-----~~---~-----'----~-------- ..-I ....... ". '-. ! ., .... APPKlmIX C SUSITNA HYDROELECTRIC PROJECT SURVEYS IN CANTWELL.TRAPPER CREEK AND TALKEETNA INFORMATION FOR INTERVIEWERS..... I.INTRODUCTION A.Types of Surveys There are three types of surveys th~t w I I I be conducted I n the commun 1- ties; a I.Household survey -30%of the community's ,households 2.Business survey 100%of the bIdentIfiable business establlsh- ments;iln addition.busIness surveys should be conducted when homenbusInessesareIdentifIedInthehouseholdsurvey. I 3.Construction Worker Survey (In Talkeetna and Cantwell only) ThIs survey will be self-~dmlnlstered and will be distributed by -I !I the project man~gers. us. Completed questionnaires will be mailed to a As dellneate"d I f h Itnourmaps0t e commun y. b From telephone dIrectorIes.1983 for Talkeetna.Trapper Creek. ~nd Cantwe I I. .~ I ,.. , B.Survey m8terl8ls: I.The list of blocks of housing units th8t '111111 be cont8cted 8nd 8d- dltlon81 blocks th8t m8Y be needed;the list Includes the number of housing units th8t 8r~e expected to be In e8ch block 8nd the tot81 tltrget number of households th8t you should try to Interview In th8t community. 2.II prellmln8ry listing ot businesses. 3.Maps which show where the blocks are,In rel8tlon to r08ds and other Identifiable landm8rks. 4.II set of questlonn8lres. 5.II set of 8nswer lists 8nd 2 fish 8nd game m8ps .hlch will be used to support the administration of the survey.(trom Harza-Ebasco) 6.A log to record housing units cont8cted. 7.W8terproot (e.g.cle8r plastic with zlp-lo-ck)cont81ner for several surveys 8.Comp8ss (hand-held) 9.Flashlight 10.10 card,from the AI ask a Power AuthorIty (from APA) I I.A set of George Gleason's business cards (from APA) 12.F8ct sheet on the project (from APA) 13.A copy of the 18test ne.sletter on the project <trom APA) 14.Cal I back sheets,to be placed 8t households where no one Is home 15.Red pens 16.TIme and expense sheets - - I I.HOUSEHOLD SURVEY A.Bockground on the methodology: Possible households were IdentIfied from the Mlit-Su Borough's essessor records of hou!ilng units.These were clustered Into oreas col led b locks.A rondom slimp'I ng method WliS used to choose the blocks thot wIll be surveyed.Elich household In e chosen block should be sur- veyed.ThIs methodology wos chosen In order to limit the omount of travel tIme needed to conduct the surveys. Becouse .of the methodology used.1I number of Issues mey come up In tryIng to locote households: J.Some units may be vacant. 2.We do not have the nomes of the residents we ore trying to reoch. 3.In some.arells where rOllds lire scarce,the map wIll not be specIfic os to where the housIng unIt Is.This wl-ll be of most consequence In the Trapper Creek survey. 4.The assessor record s may be outdated.a nd add I tIona I hou sIn gun Its may be found In some blocks. B.Oper~tlon~1 procedures: I.Attempt to survey the blocks In the order listed. 2.Conduct the Interviews between 9 ~.m. th~t the time Is Inconvenient 10r the ment for ~better time.Be on time 10r lind 9 p.m.11 respondent,set lIPPO I ntments. I t ~ppellrs lin 2Ippolnt- 3.In lIrells deslgnllted as parcel "AI6"or "B4",etc.,the foc2ltlon 01 the "X"on the mop Is not me2lnt to Indlcllte the focotlon within the p2lrcel tile housing unit Is.It Is not possible to determIne the loc2ltlon with the ~2It21 aV2l112lble to us. 4.I f there I s no one present ot 0 poss I b I e res I dence,try 2It I east 2 c2l1lbllCks.Callbacks should be done 2It different times of the doy, In order to m2lxlmlze the possibility of finding the residents ot h om e • I f you 1I reo b let0 I nt e r v lew 1I ne I 9 h b0 r 0 f a h 0 u sin gun I t that has no one ot home,osk the neighbor obout the unit (Is It o c cup led "I f so,w h 1I tis a g 00 d tim e to cat c h the res Ide nt sot home)~ 5.Do not spend more than 30 minutes trying to locate a housing unit. 6.Some a-rea s of the M2I t -Su Borough h2lve 21 high Incidence of no-trespass signs at drlvew2lYs 1I nd private roads.If you run across one,try to go on In to see someone.However,If you run Into lIny signs of hostility,leave Immediately. 7.A housing unit will be considered successfully canvassed If: I • 2. 3. An Interview occurs. The unit Is Identified as v2lcant by The I nterv I ewer h2ls attempted to three times,at different times of to find someone 2It home. a neighbor. cllII on the housing unit day,and has not been lIble A housing unit wi I I be considered not successful IX cllnvassed If: I.The household refused to respond. 2.The housing unit clln not be locllted. 3.It Is Impossible to gllin lIccess,due to bllrrlers,dogs,etc. 8.The listing of blocks contains Informlltlon on the tllrget number of housing units to be cllnvllssed.If you lire unllble to meet the tar- get number of households,either beclluse of households thllt refuse to respond or beclIuse the ho~slng unit clln not be locllted,there Is 1I secondllry listing of blocks thllt should be used.As 2Ilways,in- terview every household In each secondllry block thllt It Is neces- sllry to canvass. 9.If more housing Is found In 1I block thlln wllS,expected,go lIhelld lind Interview those lIddltlonlll units.This Is especlllily likely to hllppen I n Cantwell.Do not count such househo Ids 2IS p~r_t of the listing of successfully cllnvassed housing units.These households wll I be In lIddltlon to the orlglnlll tllrget survey households. 10.Try to park your car as close to the housIng unIt as possible. I I.The questionnaires have been designed to al low open-ended questions to be precoded.as the I·ntervlewer Is takIng down the response. Also,there are Instructions on several pages for the IntervIewer. In order to help the IntervIewer dIstInguish that should be spoken aloud and Instructions for the Interviewer's purposes,a conventIon questionnaire has been used: quickly between text wh I ch are on I y there In the typing of the I.All questIons and sentences whIch should be ·sllid to the .es- pondent lire typed In lower-cllse letters. 2.AI I words whIch lire not to be spoken aloud (Instructions lind precoded llnswers>lire typed In upper-cllse letters. 12.In the course of doing ~of the surveys,the Interviewer mllY become aWllre thllt II member of the household owns II busIness (ques- t Ion Q-50>. If this Is the Cllse,you should explaIn to the respondent thllt we are dol ng two types of surveys.and that you wou Id like to llsk II few more questIons lifter the household survey Is complete.Upon completion of the household survey,tllke out II copy of the busIness questionnaire and run through It. ~,13.Relld the questIons exactly liS wrItten on the questIonnaire. respondent does not understllnd the questIon.repellt It.It mltted to elaborllte on the mellnlng of the q~estlon,If thllt to be necessary (this Is beClluse we lire II small group,lind hllve gone over the purpose of ellch questIon In detllll). If the Is per- llppellrs we w II I - Keep a record of llny questIons that llppellr to be unclear to the respondent. 14.Some of the questions ask for pretty detlllled Informlltlon and mllY be construed as an Invasion of prlvllcy by some respondents.If II respondent seems reluctant to llnswer a questIon.relterllte thllt the questlonnlllres will be kept completely confIdentIal,and that only the aggregated results will be mllde publIc.If the respondent refuses to llnswer the questIon,Indlcllte this wIth lin R In the answer slot,and go on TO the nexT quesTIon.We do not want to encourllge people to skIp questions.but It Is more Important to complete the IntervIew thlln to press for the answer to any parTlcu- Illr question. AfTer The respondent has answered the last questIon,ask hIm If he will llnswer the u.nllnswered questlon(s). - IS.There are a couple of questJons that should be coded by the viewer.after leaving the house (Including Q-31.Q-33. Check over the questionnaires each evening for accuracy. bility.clarity of the wording on the free-answer questIons. Identify/eliminate any conflicting answers. Inter- Q-34)• legl- lind to I""" i 16.In the case of conflicting answers that you Identify later.make a note of the origInal responses and then correct the coded portion of the questJonnalre as appropriate. c.Filling In the Questionnaire I •If there are a list of choices on the questionnaire,choose the t~at best fIts the respondent's answer and write the number of quest Ion I n the answer slot.I f the answer does not f I f Into of the categories,code the answer as Other,and write down exact answer. one the one the 2.If the question to put a number swers •a couple asks for a number 0 f years,peop Ie, In the.answer slot.Thus,If the of years·,confirm that he means 2. etc.,be sure respondent an- """! r - - 3.There are a few questions that are answered by p~ttlng check marks In the answer slots (Q:5-16,Q:38-49,61,72,and 83). 4 •.For any other questions,write down exactly what the.respondent says,and add Interviewer notes to clarify,where necessary. 5.If a respondent refuses to answer a question,write an R In the answ-er slot. l - D.Guidelines to Questions th~t Respondents M~y Ask I.How will this In10rm~tIon be used? For project pl~nnlng ThIs Is ~n opportunity 10r you ~nd other resIdents to provide Input to the plennlng process. Try ~nd move b~ck to the survey questions. 2.How long h~ve you lived In Al~ske? Stress th'et you've worked In Aleske ~loti e long tlmel m~ny tImes. Trelned to work on the surveys 3.Why do you keep studyIng this? It Is e big and expensive project.Import~llt.deserves ~lot 01 conslderetlon. 6.How often wi I I you be doIng this survey? Once ~yellr. If concern 'Is shown:This Is to provIde contlnu~l,Input to pro- Ject planning. We ere only surveyIng ~bout one-third 01 the households.using ~ random s~mple.Your household m~y or mey not be pert of the sample next year. 7.SkeptIcism about the APA runnIng roughshod over communIties. The purpose of the surveys lind the socioeconomic progr~m Is to m~ke sure the communities closest to the project ere t~ken Into account. E.Guideline's on selected survey questions I ntro Display your Alaska Power Authority 10 card at each household. Present the full explanation of the survey to each respondent (client's request).There may be a number of respondents that are hesitant about particIpating,or that Just refuse.Be as persuasIve as possible.focusing specifically on the useful- ness of the data to project planning (and the mitigation of Impocts to the community). I f the respondent asks for more I nformatlon on'the project, explain a lIttle and give him/her a fact sheet. I f 'the respondent asks to rece I ve a copy of the resu I ts,ex- plain that the APA has not determined distrIbution polIcy,and toke down his/her name and ad~resi. I f the respondent asks questIons about the project that are outsIde our scope of work,gIve him/her George Gleason's card, and explain that he wI II best be able to answer their ques- tIons. Q-2a The answer should Include people that are away at the hospItal or ,on a trip. Q-2b-2d Many people forget to Identify new-born Infants as members of the household because they aren't used to thInking of them as Individuals yet.That Is why there Is on Indication to the Interviewer that this should be checked. Age Is determIned by the person's last bIrthday.So,If some- one Is goIng to be 5 years old tomorrow,they should be listed as under 5 years. ChIldren who live In the resIdent on a port-tIme basis should be Included as a fractIon. ..- Q:5-16 Be sure to confirm that the respondent understands the ques- tion was asked In the negative.Place check marks next to the months they mention Write down the respondent's exact answer,and then fIll In the coded an swer. Trailer =unIt on wheels;MobIle home •unIt on blocks 0:23-24 t f the r e sp 0 n den tan 5 we r s t hat he /she and service In questIon poor or very reluons are. consIders poor.ask the hcliity what his/her RevIew the lIsting of In the community or sub-questions that are f8cl I Itles/servlces th8t for the community.and not relevant. are aV81.Jable elImInate 8ny Employment Is consIdered to be 8n pondent g81ns Income.WorkIng employment.Building one's own employment. actiVity for which the res- at their own busIness Is house Is not considered Q-31 Q-33 ~ Q-35 Q-50 Q-65. Q-78. Q-87 """"I Q-90i Q-91 - .- I I, r r- I The Dnswer Is 2.Unemployed Dnd actively seekIng work.If the person has sought work durIng the pDSt month. WrIte down the respondent's exact Dnswer.Dnd then f III In the coded answer. Write down the respondent's eX/lIct Dnswer.Dnd then fill In the coded enswer. Write down the respondent's exact 8nswer,Dnd then fIll In the coded answer. I f you are unsure I f the commun I ty the respondent ment Ions Is wlttlln 10 miles of their home.Dsk hIm/her. If the Dnswer Is YES (I>.m8ke a note to do a business survey 8ftar the household survey Is completed. A cultural Dctlvlty Is an Dctlvlty you trDdltlonDlly do with family or friends,that you do on a r~gulDr basis./lind that Is related to your wDy of life. If the respondent hDs not lived In the communIty sInce 1980. Dsk him/her to tDlk Dbout Dny chDnges since moving there. As the respondent mentions chDnges,note the type of chDnge In the I eft-hand co I urnn.Then.Dsk the·respondent to rete the mDgn Itude of the chenge end piece the code I n the second co I um n • Ill.BUSl NESS SURVEY A.Methodol09L All businesses In e~ch community should viewer will st~rt out with ~listing of munlty.During the first couple of d~ys, community to Identify ~ny other businesses be I nter v I ewed.E~ch I nter- known bus I nesses I n the com- you should ~sk members of the th~t there ~re. I""r' I i """!' I In ~ddltion there will the household surveys. B.Procedures be some businesses th~t will be Identified from These busln~sses should ~Iso be surveyed. I.Conduct the Interviews between 9 ~.m.~nd 9 p.m. 2.Ask to :spe~k with the owner or m~n~ger.If th~t person Is not there.determine ~better time to re~ch him or her. -r I I I f the respondent I s the m~n~ger obt~1 n the owner's phone number. I~ter time. ~nd c~nnot ~nswer ~/I We wI I I cont~ct the questions, owner ~t ~ 3.Some respondents m~y oper~te more th~n one business.If this Is the c~se .•~questlonn~ire should be filled out on e~ch business. The questlonn~lres h~ve been designed to ~llow open-ended questions to be precoded,~s the Interviewer Is t~klng down the response. Also,there ~re Instructions on sever~1 p~ges for the Interviewer.~ I 4. In order to help the th ~t s hou I d be spoken for the Interviewer's questionnaire h~s been Interviewer distinguish ~Ioud ~nd Instructions purposes,~convention used: qu I ck I y between text which ~re only there Ih the typing of the I.AI I questions ~nd sentences wh Ich shou I d be s~Id to the res- pondent ~re typed In lower-case letters. 2.All words which ~re not to be spoken ~loud (Instructions and precoded ~nswers)~re typed In upper-c~se letters. 5.Re~d the questions ex~ctly ~s written on the questlonn~Ire. respondent does not underst~nd the question,repeat It.It m itted to e I ~bor~te.on the me~n I n9 of the question,I f th~t to be necess~ry (th I sis bec~use we ~re ~sm~t t g·roup.~nd h~ve gone over the purpose of e~ch question In det~II). If the Is per- ~ppe~rs we w II I Keep ~record of ~ny questions th~t ~ppe~r to be uncle~r to the respondent. 1""1 i I r I i.: """r i r 6.Some of the questions ask for pretty detal led I nformlltlon and may be construed as an InvasIon of privacy by some respondents.If a respondent seems reluctant to answer a question,reiterate that the questionnaires will be kept completely confidential,and that only the aggregated resu I ts wII I be made pUb I Ic.I f the respondent re- fuses to answer the question,Indicate-this with an R In the answer slot,and go on to the next question.We do not want to encourage people to skip questions,but It Is more Important to complete the Interview than to ~ress for the answer to any particular question. After the respondent has answered the last question,ask h 1m I f he wll I answer tha unanswered questlon(s). 7.Check over the questionnaires each evening for accuracy,legi- bility,clarity of the wording on the free-answer questions,and to Identify/eliminate any conflicting answers. C.Filling In the QuestIonnaire I •If there are a list of choices on the q~estlonnalre,choos.the that best fits the respondent's answer and write the number of question In the answer slot.If the answer does not fit Into of'the categories,code the answer as Other,and write down exact answer. one the one the 2.If the question asks to put a number In answers"a couple of for a number of years.people,etc ••be sure the answer slot.Thus,If the respondent years".confirm that he means 2. 3.There are a few questions that are answered by putting check marks In the answer slots (Q-22,Q-25.Q-28). 4.For any other questions,write down exactly what the respondent says.and add Interviewer notes to clarify.where necessary. 5.If a respondent refuses to answer a question.write an R In the answer slot. D.Guidelines on selected questions Q-I 8e sure that the respondent Is answering the question for only that one business. Q-8a Met your needs =been able to prOVide you with the amount of goods and services that you need. Q-9a o 145h Expansion of"an existing business and the start of a new busi- ness may not appear to be distinct actions to the respondent, when thls fIrst question Is asked.If .the respondent begins to talk about starting a new business,record this answer under Q-IO.Then,clarify the distinction and ask If the res- pondent plans on expanding his/her present business as wei I. Telkeetne Is en unlncorpor~ted communIty In the Met-Su Borough. Incorporeted stetus wes voted down In 1982. floet pillnes onuse Stete Perk.McKInley teke-off poInt for pertles. Re s I dentsAirfield. Closest stete Trooper post Is In Trepper Creek. School Is new end well-equipped.Hendles gredes K-6. Hes e fire stetlon end new equipment.5teffed by volunteers. Neorby landfll I opereted by the borough. Ambulence end ectlve EMT orgenlzetlon No me!llclll cere llVllllllble In the community;Use hospltllis In Anchorllge.Flllrbllnks.Pllimer.Doctors In Wllslllll llS well. ROlld System mllintenence of stllte rOllds by the stllte.borough roeds by the borough. Rllliroad pllsses through. nellrby J llkes. SOCllll Services II counselling center eVllllllble In Pelmer; extension services were rejected by the Tllikeetnll community. There Is II I I brllry • Indoor Recreetlon -none Outdoor Recrelltlon Fllcilities -nellrby Denlll I Nlltlone[Perk.Tllikeetne Is hlstorlcllJly the expedItIons to Mt.McKinley.llnd fIshing/huntIng No water system No sewllge treetment system I • 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 1""1 !I I. 12. 13. 14. 15. ~ I ..... """ I Tr8pper Creek Tr8pper Creek Is an unlncorpor8ted community In the M8t-Su Borough. I • 2.,. 4. 5. 6. 7. r"""! !8. 9. I I • 12. 13. 14. 15. i ! ""'"' St8te Trooper post School Is new 8nd well-equipped.H8ndles gr8des K-6. No fire protection.Old building 8nd equipment th8t Is not used or m8lnt8lnEld. Nearby I andf I II oper8ted by the borough. Ambul8nce 8nd 8ctlve EMT org8nlzatlon No,medlc81 C8re 8v81leble In the community;8 nurse th8t lives In the community helps out when she C8n.Use hosplt81s In Anchorage. Fairbanks.P8lmer.Doctors In W8s1118 es well. R08d System m81ntenance of st8te r08ds by the state.borough r08ds by the borough. No other tr8nsport8tlon f8cllltles;residents use flo8t plenes on nearby lekes. Socl81 Services -8 counsellIng center 8V8118ble In P8lmer;there Is 8n extension service In Trepper Creek perJodlc81 Iy. Llbrery _.W8S 8 hot polltl·c81 Issue.I believe It was voted down •• Indoor Recre8tlon -none Outdoor Recreation F8cl1ities -ne8rby Den81J St8te P8rk.McKinley N8tlonal Park. No water system No sew8ge tre8tment system '-----......_------------~---------._----------------- 7. 8. 9. I I. 12. Fr 13.I I 14. 15. """". I I .- , I I Ce ntwe I I Centwell 15 an unlncorporeted community In en unorgenlzed borough. J.Stete Trooper post 2.School Is new end wei I-equIpped.Hendles gredes K-12. 3.FIre hal I under plennlng/constructlon 4.Gerbege dump 15 on lend thet Is technlcel Iy prlvete (Netlve-owned). Obtelnlng e better lendfll I Is e high-prIorIty need. 5.Ambulence would be essocleted wIth fire hell 6.No medlcel cere evelleble In the communIty.Use hospltels In Anchorege,Felrbenks, Pelmer.There 15 e smell clinic In Heely,doctors In Wesille e5 we I I. Roed System -melntenance of stete roeds by the stete. There Is e prlvete elr strIp.The.Rellroed pesses through,end e couple of residents use floet planes on neerby lekes. Soc lei Ser v Ices -on Iy those prov I ded by the stete In Anchorege, Felrbenks. LIbrary -there Is e Ilbrery et the school. Indoor Recreetlon -the Netlve communIty bul It e communIty building. Outdoor Recreetlon Feci Ilties -neerby McKInley Netlonel Perk. No weter system No sewage treatment system