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i I I I ! I The Council is using these figures for planning metropolitan facilities. A certain amount of variation in community growth from the forecasts is natural and should be expected. The amount of var[at[on that is cons[stent depends upon a number of factors. For communities in the Area of Planned Urbani- zation rapid growth in excess of the forecasts would be a problem only if there is not enough capacity in metropolitan facilities to accommodate it. Slow-growth or no-growth plans could be a problem if they preclude reason- able urban growth from being accommodated in the sector or create too much growth pressure on neighboring communities. The Council's major aim [s for the sum total of local plans' to accommodate the region's urban growth in a manner that can be served by existing and planned metropolitan systems, without overloading them. The Urban Service Area on Map C-2 will accom- modate regional growth in the most economical way. Substantial variations between local growth assumptions and those listed here should be discussed and resolved early in the planning process. The projections were made in I973. Since 1973, birth rates and household formation rates have continued to sho. w slower Metropolitan.Area growth than anticipated. Because-of th~'s, the Me~ropolitan Council will re-evaluate these forecasts this year to see whether changes are necessary. If your community is affected by a significant change, you will be no. tifled of it, and of any resulting changes in metropolitan system plans. (See Planning Considerations on page 3.) il ! I ! I I The household projections generally indicate tb_e. number of housing units expected to be needed to house futiu'e residents in your community. The actual need for additional housing units includes not only growth in house- holds, but also new homes which may be needed to replace housing removed due to aging, blight, and disasters. The household projections for your community assume the provision of housing for a broad range of household [nc ome s. In planning Ramsey's role in the provision of housing units, you should be aware that the Metropolitan Land Planning Act requires that each local comprehensive plan for communities within the Metropolitan Urban Service Area must specifically provide for sufficient existing and new housing to meet the community's share of the regional need for low and moderate income housing. The plan must further contain an implementation program for carrying out the housing objectives. Ramsey is not currently within the boundaries of the Metropolitan Urban Service Area and therefore has not been included in the Council's three-year Subsidized Housing Allocation Plan. However, a portion of Ramsey is scheduled to be added to the Urban Service Area between 1981-1990. Since the comprehensive plan Is a long-range document, Ramsey should propose general plans and policies to meet its share of regional subsidized housing needs in the future. Metropolitan Council policies also emphasize planning for the provision of modest cost ma~ket-ratehousing. To assist in achieving this ob.jective, your 2 6 1977'