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WILMINGTON, N.C. (WECT) - The draft Destination 2050 comprehensive plan shows that New Hanover County does not expect growth to slow.
New Hanover County planning leaders have been working on the Destination 2050 plan for more than a year. According to the county, the comprehensive plan helps outline the county’s goals, vision and land use for the future.
The plan outlines the existing conditions of New Hanover County, stating that the county is expected to continue to grow. By 2050, the population is projected to reach 333,488. The growth is an increase of more than 107,000 people, or about 48 percent, over 30 years, according to the draft plan.
A report from the plan shows that 81 percent of the county’s growth is from people moving into the area. Some are moving from Connecticut, New Jersey, Georgia and Europe.
“The numbers themselves are hard to wrap your head around. But this is the same type of growth that we have been experiencing over the past few decades. Over the past 50 years, this area has continued to grow,” said Rebekah Roth, county director for planning and land use.
The county says the expected growth projections help with planning for transportation…
The staff of Los Angeles County’s newly created Department of Homeless Services and Housing and its many partners worked in cubicles Tuesday morning in a one-stop services call center on the seventh floor of the Hall of Records in Downtown Los Angeles.
The Emergency Centralized Response Center (ECRC) was touted by county officials as a coordinated, faster approach, directed by the 20-day-old county department tasked with battling homelessness in a smarter, more efficient way than when the much-criticized Los Angeles Homeless Services Authority (LAHSA) was in charge.
“We recognize the buck will stop with us,” said Fifth District Supervisor Kathryn Barger, who along with Third District Supervisor Lindsey Horvath, led the way for the county to take the reins in the homeless fight. “It allows us to pivot, where we see things are not working. We will be far more nimble in terms of how we deal with the homeless crisis. Plus, we are setting the tone for accountability, something that had not been done before.”
L.A. County officials told the media that ECRC and its new department would be more efficient, quicker at responding to needs, and more transparent in how taxpayer dollars are spent to move homeless people…