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Compass executive director presents regional growth forecast and funding shortfall to Star council
Summary
Compass executive director Craig Rayborn told the Star City Council the region faces rapid growth (Star-area population projected to double by 2055) and a multibillion-dollar transportation funding shortfall; Compass offered technical assistance, small planning grants, and a November–December legislative engagement strategy.
Craig Rayborn, executive director of Compass, briefed the Star City Council on regional transportation planning and the agency’s outreach activities. Rayborn described Compass as an association of local governments responsible for regional planning tasks — long-range transportation planning (Communities in Motion), technical assistance, project development, demographic and travel-demand modeling, and grant support.
Rayborn highlighted population projections for the Treasure Valley and Star area, telling councilors that Compass’s conservative estimate puts Star’s current population impact area at roughly 23,000 people and projects it could…
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