Not exact matches
The socioeconomic section of the SGEIS faced a huge amount of criticism when it was released because it concentrated on positive economic impacts while not giving any estimates of
costs incurred to municipalities or the state or any treatment of the socioeconomic stresses seen in other
areas where wide - spread drilling has occurred, such as
higher rents, noise,
higher crime rates, increased
traffic, and loss of jobs in other sectors.
But in Las Vegas — a
high -
traffic,
higher - crime
area — that average
cost jumps to more than $ 1,000.
Programs like providing free or low -
cost spay / neuter operations, keeping the shelters open during evenings and weekends so that working people can get there, growing a large network of foster parents to foster the animals in their own homes until permanent homes can be found, and staging regular off - site adoption events in
high -
traffic areas to get the animals in front of potential adopters.
For example, the law that vehicles should be driven on the right side of the road, the speed limits in various
areas generally 15 — 65 mph depending, requirements of insurance, requiring testing and licences, making drunk driving illegal, etc. (George Will had written an article a few years ago comparing possible AGW policy to a global 5 mph speed limit; sure there would be fewer
traffic accidents but would the
cost be too great (what about lives, health and wellbeing, and wealth benifits from
higher - speed transport?)
Rather, they're «location rents» similar to paying for the right to locate a pay phone in a
high -
traffic area, which the FCC has found is not a
cost of doing business.
But in Las Vegas — a
high -
traffic,
higher - crime
area — that average
cost jumps to more than $ 1,000.
In general, locals in this
area won't pay the same kinds of crazy rates that east coasters often do, but in a relatively
high traffic area, some policy
costs can get
high compared to what most other North Dakota residents pay out in the sticks.
Auto insurance companies base their rates partly on the risk of a «
high traffic»
area, and that makes Grand Forks residents vulnerable to some
higher costs.
After you cut the yard and landscape (not landscaping to create curb appeal is not an option), pay for utilities, touch up paint, clean carpet in bedrooms (hopefully you don't have carpet in
high traffic areas), fix some odds and ends, your labor and material
cost will PM mark up's will be at least $ 1,000.