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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 variation that [s consistent depends upon a number of factors. For communities in the Area of Planned Urban[- zation rapid growth in excess of the forecasts would be a problem only there ls not enough capacity [n metropolitan facilities to accommodate Slow-growth or no-growth plans could be a problem [f 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 is for the sum total of local plans· to accommodate the region's urban growth in a manner that can be served by ex[sting 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 assumpt[o~ls and those listed here should be discussed and resolved early in the planning process. The projections were made in 1973. Since 1973, birth rates and household formation rates have continued to show slower Me,topoi[tan.Area growth than anticipated. 'Becauseof this, the Metropolitan 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 nc. tilled of it, and of any resulting changes in metropolitan syster~ plans. The household projections generally indicate t_he number of housing units expected to be needed tb house futtire residents in your community. The actual need for additional housing units includes not only growth in house- holds, but aisc new homes which may be needed to replace housing removed due to aging, blight, and disasters. The household projections for your community assume the p ~r0vision of hOUsing for a broad range of household income 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 communit.ies 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 Iow and moderate income housing. The plan must further contain an implementation program for carrying out the hou s ing ob] ec tire s. 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 market-rate housing. To assist in achieving this objective, your · 2