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Growth and Development This year's local growth perceptions are similar to 1993, when 41 percent stated that their communities were growing rapidly. These perceptions are in stark contrast with the perceptions of rapid growth in 1982 (57%) and 1988 (72%), and signal a dramatic and stable change in perception in the 1990s. Residents in the Central County (51%) are the most likely and those in the West County (37%) are the least likely to say that their communities are growing rapidly. People under 34 (49%) are more likely than older residents (40%) to think their localities are growing fast. Residents earning $50,000 or less (48%) are more likely than wealthier residents (36%) to say that their areas are experiencing rapid growth. The less-than-majority support for stricter growth controls seen this year continues a trend observed in 1993, which puts the public's desire for more growth regulations at its lowest level since the 1982 survey. Most residents today believe that local growth controls are about right (48%) or too strict (7%). Interestingly, those earning less than $50,000 are somewhat more likely to want stricter local growth controls than are those earning more money (48% to 41%). Residents in the North (49%) and Central County (54%) are more likely than those in West (41%) and South County (38%) to say that stricter local growth controls are needed. There are no differences by age. |
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