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In 1967, 446 conventions met in San Diego and contributed approxi- 

 mately $42.5 million to the area's economy. It has been estimated that 

 each delegate remained an average of 4.18 days and spent about $35.50 

 per day. San Diego County's 196Y hotel-motel occupancy rate of 75 

 percent ranks among the highest in the Nation. 



EdAJucation. — As previously mentioned, San Diego's public and pri- 

 vate schools employed 33,900 or 8.9 percent of all civilian employed 

 persons in 1967. During the last 5 years, 11,500 persons were added to 

 the education payrolls, an increase of 49.1 percent. 



Federal civil service. — The nimiber of Federal civilian government 

 employees in 1967 was 83,500. This was 47 percent higher than the 

 56,550 employed in 1960. The total wages paid to Federal civilian em- 

 ployees in 1967 was about $225.6 million. 



Recreation 



San Diego County is fortunate in having an abundant supply of 

 mountains, beaches, and other places of recreational value. In 1965, 

 according to the county planning department, a total of 17,157 acres 

 of land was used for recreational purposes : 



Study area : Acres 



I 1,868 



II 9,427 



III 5,862 



Total (county) 17,157 



Beaches. — Existing ocean beaches in the county are a major recrea- 

 tional attraction for both residents and tourists. Of the 70 miles of 

 ocean shoreline, exclusive of bays and inlets, about 24 miles are suitable 

 for swimming activity, and half of this is accessible to the public. The 

 following future county beach area requirements have been projected 

 based on standards developed by the California Public Outdoor Rec- 

 reation Plan Committee Report, part II, 1960 : 



Year : Acres 



1968 225 



1975 259 



1980 291 



2000 366 



Current beach area capacity would therefore appear to be adequate, 

 although it may be necessary to develop access roads to those beach 

 areas which are now inaccessible to the general public. 



Boating. — The number of registered pleasure crafts using San Diego 

 Bay was approximately 4,000 in 1955 ; 20,000 in 1965 ; and more than 

 24,000 in June of 1968. San Diego Bay's permanent mooring facilities 

 can currently accommodate 2,404 boats, and there are an additional 611 

 dry storage spaces. Plans are underway to almost double the mooring 

 facilities by provisions at Shelter and Harbor Islands. 



Approximately 50,000 trailered pleasure craft use the waters of 

 San Diego Bay annually. Total investment in all pleasure craft using 

 the bay has been estimated at $35 million. The full economic impact 

 of boating would also include fuel, boat maintenance, visitor spending 

 (food, hotels, entertainment, etc.), and rentals for boats and their 

 berths. A private developer in the Imperial Beach area is planning 

 a residential community of 3,500 units, each with its own boat slip, 

 to be constructed over a 10-year period. 



