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Committee questions Lightcast demographics and requests updated local data after Northland College closure
Summary
Members raised concerns that national datasets used in the Lightcast report may not reflect recent local changes — notably the closure of Northland College and federal workforce layoffs — and asked NRPC to incorporate Wisconsin DOA and updated county data before finalizing projections in the comprehensive plan.
During the Jan. 27 meeting, committee members expressed skepticism about some demographic and economic figures in the Lightcast summary presented by NRPC staff and asked for additional local verification before those numbers are relied on in the comprehensive plan.
NRPC reported that "since 2019, the county's population has grown about 4.4% and it's expected to rise another 3.3 by 2029," citing national datasets including the American…
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