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Population
<br />2000
<br />2010
<br />2020
<br />2030
<br />Population
<br />18,510
<br />31,300
<br />45,000
<br />44,000
<br />Households
<br />5,906
<br />10,900
<br />16,200
<br />16,500
<br />Employment
<br />4,008
<br />6,700
<br />9,100
<br />11,300
<br />Population
<br />2000
<br />2010
<br />2020
<br />2030
<br />Sewered
<br />7,810
<br />21,522
<br />29,356
<br />36,373
<br />Unsewered
<br />10,700
<br />6,599
<br />6,883
<br />7,088
<br />TOTAL
<br />18,510
<br />28,121
<br />36,239
<br />43,461
<br />Households
<br />2000
<br />2010
<br />2020
<br />2030
<br />Sewered
<br />2,492
<br />7,495
<br />10,568
<br />13,640
<br />Unsewered
<br />3,414
<br />2,298
<br />2,478
<br />2,658
<br />TOTAL
<br />5,906
<br />9,793
<br />13,046
<br />16,298
<br />Employment
<br />2000
<br />2010
<br />2020
<br />2030
<br />Sewered
<br />4,008
<br />6,039
<br />8,621
<br />11,723
<br />Unsewered
<br />0
<br />661
<br />479
<br />215
<br />TOTAL
<br />4,008
<br />6,700
<br />9,100
<br />11,938
<br />Table 4 -1 Metropolitan Council Published Forecasts
<br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan
<br />Chapter 4: Assumptions
<br />Table 4 -2 City of Ramsey Forecasts Pending Approval
<br />Note: Over the 2008 -2030 time period, steadily increasing employment
<br />density estimates are used for each decade to forecast anticipated
<br />increase in employment density as the community grows.
<br />Met Council HH Size 2.87156 2.777778 2.666667
<br />The primary concern regarding growth at the regional level is that land within the Metropolitan
<br />area is used efficiently and wisely from the standpoint of maximizing the effective use of regional
<br />infrastructure and by making environmentally conscious land use decisions. The ability for growth
<br />to occur in the City of Ramsey heavily depends on the regional investment made to the
<br />transportation infrastructure that connects Ramsey with the Metropolitan Area. These
<br />improvements are not limited to highway improvements, but also investments in transit (the ability
<br />to reduce vehicle trips) and economic development (the ability to get jobs closer to homes).
<br />Throughout the planning process, residents and elected and appointed officials have voiced
<br />concern with the Metropolitan Council's growth projections. Particularly in 2008, there was
<br />concern that given the weak national and local economy, growth could never meet the original
<br />estimates provided in the Metropolitan Council system statement. Throughout the planning
<br />process, City staff, elected and appointed officials and planning consultants worked with
<br />Metropolitan Council staff and representatives to reach consensus on the planning requirements
<br />for Ramsey. Although Ramsey's final plan shows fewer total households and a lower population
<br />than the original system statement (see Tables 4 -1 and 4 -2), as of the time of this writing, it is the
<br />City's understanding that the final land use plan and corresponding growth projections developed
<br />City of Ramsey 2030 Comprehensive Plan Update Page 4 -3
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