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The K'.'ri and Black. Tuesday. January H. IfIMi
University money boosts city-county economy
By DENISE NEAI.EY
Staff water
The University in 1478 contri
buted $245.5 million in esti
mated sales in Clarke County,
according to an economic impact
study completed for the Univer
sity's Institute for Community
and Area Development.
Howard A. Schretter. an
assistant professor of geography
working with the institute,
conducted the study. "It really
isn't a regular thing." Schretter
said. The study has been done
since 1468 on an irregular basis.
The study concluded that
direct spending by the Univer
sity. its employees, students
and visitors totaled 4140.3 mil
lion Purchases by local busi
nesses from local firms in
suppon of University-related
activity amounted to $21 mil
lion. Respending of income
received by local residents from
University-related businesses
totalled $84.2 million.
The study is a bit of an
eye-opener for those who take
the existence of the University
for granted. Schretter said.
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"The controversy and traffic is
all sortie people in Athens think
of UGA." he said. A similar
study done four years ago
concluded that "Athens eco
nomically would be like Coving
ton without the Univcrsilv si/e
and population." Schretter add
ed.
The studv found one out of
every five people in Clarke
County works for the University
in some capacity, and an
additional 4800 people are em
ployed due to University-related
spending, according to the
report. Out of the estimated
33.600 people working in Clarke
County in December 19 7 8. one
fifth of them had their paycheck
made available to them by some
association with the University.
All research indicates the
University offers relatively sta
ble employment. And while it is
affected by the national eco
nomic status, "it’s the kind of
employer that isn’t affected by
inflation." Schretter said. He
cited the recent example cf the
U S. Steel layoffs and mention
ed that the University had "a
bigger impact than Robins Air
Force Base. General Motors or
Lockheed" on the area of its
location.
This impact is reflected in
more of the study results.
Operating supplies, services
and equipment purchased by
the University in Athens-Garke
County were valued at $14.2
million in 1478-74 while em
ployees spent an estimated
$52.5 million locally out of their
personal income.
The employee payroll at the
University in the last fiscal year
amounted to $40 8 million. Of
that figure. $24 million went for
taxes and employee benefits
deductions and an estimated
$4.3 million was spent outside
Clarke County.
For all parents who wonder
where spending money goes,
students spent a total $64.7
million during the last fiscal
year in the local economy More
than S54 million of that total w as
spent by students who live off
campus and $15 million was
spent by students who live in
campus residence halls and
fraternity and sorority houses.
Visitors to the University
during the year spent almost $4
million in Clarke County includ
ing $1.6 million by spectators at
University athletic events. The
six home football games ac
counted for the great majority of
athletic spending by guests. For
most out of town spectators,
football weekends include gas.
food, and often hotels, so "it's
like someone dumping a barrel
of money on Athens." Schretter
said.
By contrast, there is not such
a marked influence from con
ventions at the Georgia Center
for Continuing Education. "A
lot of people slay and eat at the
Georgia Center." Schretter
said.
University related expendi
tures increased 30 percent from
1476 until I47 r? . Schretter term
ed the increase "part inflation"
and added that "more graduate
ami married Modems helped
increase spending." The slight
decline in enrollment has
seemed to have its effects.
"Expenditures from students
didn't go up as much as faculty
and administration." said
Schretter.
by JOHN KUKLA
Athens residents join
power cutoff program
Nearly 500 Athenians have
enlisted in Georgia Power's
volunteer Pilot Load Control
Program since this summer,
utility spokesmen said last
week.
So far. more than 6.000
households in seven selected
cities statewide have agreed to
installation of load control de
vices on their central air condi
tioning units.
The cities chosen are Athens.
Augusta. Atlanta. Columbus.
Macon. Rome and Valdosta
Originally, the utility had set
a limit on the number of
participants but an "enthusias
tic response" has persuaded
Georgia Power to continue
accepting applications from pro
spective participants.
Athens Division Vice Presi
dent Ben H. Williams said
technical obstacles, such as
r adio inteference or reception
problems may disqualify some
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The Red and Black is distributing the Winter Quarter
edition of the UGA Career Guide. Filled with recruitment
information from major companies, the guide has special feature
articles of interest to students entering the job market.
Next Tuesday, 10,000 copies of the Career Guide will be
distributed on campus where you pick up your issues of the Red
and Black. Also, 4,000 copies will remain available at the Red
and Black office and Career Planning and Placement office in Gark
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volunteers. Installation of the
devices, to begin in March,
should establish which house
holds are inicrfcrence-frcc. he
said.
The program is scheduled for
operation to start June I. When
each device is activated by radio
signal from Atlanta it will
automatically shut off the com
pressor for seven to 14 minutes
out of each half hour—a system
aimed at decreasing energy-
demands on the utility and
hopefully minimizing rate in
creases passed on to the con
sumer.
The device will be activated
from Atlanta usually on days of
peak demand on Georgia Pow -
er's generating system or when
a system emergency reduces
generating capacity.
Williams said reduction of
energy demands could delay
need for costly new power
plants, thus holding down con
sumer rate increases.
Georgia Power has been
seeking volunteers through let
ters and brochures, but any
intersted persons with a central
ly air conditioned home within a
10 to 15 mile radius of down
town Athens can apply at the
utility's local office at 1001
Prince Ave.
Two sorority houses burglarized,
bicycles stolen during holidays
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The Alpha Gamma Delta
Sorority House at 530 S.
Millcdgc Ave. was burgiari/ed
over a two or thiec night period
during the Christmas break
according to the Athens police.
A microwave oven, television
set and silver service were taken
from the house, while stereos,
televisions, calculators, camer
as. jewelry and clothing were
taken from various bedrooms.
The Zcta Tau Alpha Sorority
at 847 S. Millcdgc was also
broken into over the vacation
period, with jewelry the only
reported loss. No estimate was
given for the value of the
merchandise stolen in either
burglary.
The University Police Depart
ment reported the thefts of
three bicycles during the Christ
mas break.
Two of the bicycles were
taken from Myers Hall and the
other was taken from Church
Hall. The cases are still under
investigation.
“It has been a very quiet
holiday period on campus." Sgt.
Paul Stansel of the University
Police Department said.
The campus police also re
ported the theft of four hubcaps
from a car parked in the Pi
Kappa Alpha fraternity parking
lot. The hubcaps, valued at S60
each, were taken early Friday
morning.
The Athens Police Depart
ment reported the theft of a
1468 red Volkswagen Beetle
valued at $500 from a resident of
the Callaway Garden Apart
ments. The incident occurred
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Sunday night.
An AM-FM cassette tape
player valued at $300 was taken
Saturday morning from a car
parked on South Finley Street,
city police said.
Athens police also reported
that two men entered the
residence of Duv Harris at 140A
Pauldoe Circle Sunday after
noon. and took $160 from him.
According to the police re
ports. the two men hit Harris
with his walking stick, took
the money from his wallet and
fied the area.
The Clarke County Police
Department Sunday arrested
William Tommy Lester. 25. of
123 Smoke Rise court. Lester is
charged with possessing phen-
eyelipenc (PCP). commonly
called "angel dust."
The count y police also reported
ed a cigarette machine at Brack
Rowe Chevrolet on the At»anta
Highw ay was broken into Thurs
day or Friday. Cigarettes valued
at $20 and $40 worth of change
were taken from the machine.
police said.
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