By 2044, Snohomish County population projected at 1.1 million

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

EVERETT — The year 2044 is going to be crowded in Snohomish County.

By then, over 308,000 new people are projected to live here, pushing the total population past 1.1 million, according to growth targets adopted by the County Council last week. That growth is expected to be paired with 171,800 new jobs, for a total of more than 467,000.

Years in the making, the growth targets will inform the county’s 2024 comprehensive plan, last updated in 2015.

That may sound boring. But the plan will have far-ranging impacts on how the region will transform as it braces for more people than ever. Where officials expect those newcomers to live and work will determine how dollars are invested into roads, housing, schools and more.

https://www.heraldnet.com/news/by-2044-snohomish-county-population-projected-at-1-1-million/

[LisaM]

1. That is unsustainable.

I don't know how to curb the growth but it has to happen. They've already deforested half the county. It's overbuilt.

[jimfields33]

2. This county has homeless now. Can you imagine? Yieks!

[LisaM]

3. No.

They'll just do what they are doing, knock down affordable existing housing, evict people, and put up ugly luxury rabbit warrens for tech workers who don't give a s**t about parks or nature or small businesses. There also seems to be no restrictions on how ugly these buildings can be, how much sunlight they can block, or how much you can charge people to live in them.