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I The most recent analysis conies from a study entitled "The Economic Impact of Dodgertown on <br />Indian River County" which was published in March of 1999 by John F. Scoggins, Ph, D., President <br />of Value Trends, Inc., and Robert F. Lanzillotti, Ph.D. Dean Emeritus of the Graduate School of <br />Business at the University of Florida. <br />The following is the Economic Impact of Dodgertown table from the study on the Dodgertown <br />contribution to the local economy <br />TABLE 4 <br />14-3 <br />Initial <br />Economic <br />' <br />Expenditures <br />Multiplier <br />Impact <br />1 <br />2 <br />(1) x (2) <br />Payments by Dodgertoww <br />Earnings paid to households <br />54,200,525• <br />1.9746 <br />$8,294,499 <br />Utilities <br />465,000 <br />2.2012 <br />1,023,564 <br />Purchases of goods <br />600,000 <br />2.4005 <br />1,440,315 <br />Purchascs of services <br />600,000 <br />2.6036 <br />1,562,146 <br />Donations to local charities <br />27,657 <br />2.5268 <br />69,884 <br />Real estate taxes <br />320.000 <br />2.5268 <br />808.572 <br />Dodgertown total <br />$6,213,182 <br />$13,198,985 <br />Payments by tourists <br />Lodging <br />$4,295,000 <br />2.6272 <br />$11,283.680 <br />Restaurants/Gra=y <br />2,819,000 <br />2.4884 <br />7,014,714 <br />Shopping <br />975,000 <br />2.4802 <br />2,418,173 <br />Local travel <br />643,000 <br />2.5225 <br />1,621,937 <br />Other <br />_ 271.000 <br />2.6272 <br />71_1_962 <br />Tourist total <br />$9,003,000 <br />$23,050,466 <br />TOTAL <br />515,216,182 <br />536,249,452 <br />*rhe Dodgers employ 275 people throughout the year and that employment rises to 450 <br />during spring <br />w . training. <br />14-3 <br />