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<br />: 1-7 <br /> state planning office are: <br />, <br /> % INCREASE % INCREASE <br /> lOW HIGH FROM 1975 FROM 1975 <br /> YEAR SERIES SERIES lOW SERIES HIGH SERIES <br /> 1975 16,369 16,508 <br /> 1980 17,212 17,822 5~ 1 8.0 <br /> 1990 18,858 21,529 15.2 30.4 <br /> 2000 19,930 26,5]5 21.7 61.0 <br /> <br />The De 1 ta County PI ann.i ng Dept. has es t i mated Hotchk i ss I s 1993 popu I a- <br />tion for three potential growth patternS' as follows: <br />low Medium. High <br /> <br />1,000 <br /> <br />2,000 <br /> <br />3,500 <br /> <br />. <br /> <br />The Town of Hotchkiss has sent the following data on the town's <br />expected future population to the State: <br /> <br /> % INCREASE <br />YEAR POPULATION OVER 1975 <br />1970 507 Actual by State Count <br />1973 537 Actual by State Count <br />1975 620 Actual by State Count <br />1980 650 4.8 Estimate by Town <br />1990 750 21. 0 Estimate by Town <br />2000 1000 61. 3 Estimate by Town <br /> <br />: <br /> <br />Population trends and projections are important in master planning <br />for future utility needs. However, it is more important to plan <br />for general levels of development than for specific timetables of <br />development. Expansion of a water system should not be based on <br />speculated future growth. If the system is expanded and growth <br />does not occur then the long-time residents must pay forcthe costs. <br />Expans i on of the sys tem for new deve lopment shou 1 d, i.n.. genera 1." be pa i d for <br />by that .new development.~Chapter IV, where desIgncri:teria is <br />