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MPO recommends 0.6% annual growth rate for East Grand Forks to 2055; council signals support
Summary
The metropolitan planning organization and SRF presented three forecast scenarios and recommended a 0.6% annual growth rate to 2055 for East Grand Forks; the council indicated agreement without a formal recorded vote during the work session.
The metropolitan planning organization (MPO) and consultant SRF presented proposed long‑range population forecasts for East Grand Forks and asked the council to confirm a preferred 2055 forecast and annual growth rate.
Terry Cuba of the MPO introduced the purpose: to provide socioeconomic inputs (population, households, employment) for the metropolitan transportation plan and traffic‑demand modeling. SRF consultant Dave reviewed three scenarios (baseline, low and high), engagement activities (four online focus groups with 26 participants) and historical trends for the city.
SRF presented a baseline annual growth rate of 0.6% that the steering committee recommended because it aligns with the city’s 2001–2024 trend and regional analysis. The firm said the 0.6% baseline equates to approximately 1,700 additional residents (about 19% growth) over 30 years to 2055. Council members asked clarifying questions about the scenarios, and one council member said they would “stay at the 0.6.”
The presenters said adoption of a preferred rate would allow SRF to move to detailed socioeconomic allocations by traffic analysis zone and finish the travel‑demand inputs for the long‑range plan. The council did not record a formal roll‑call adoption during the work session; the transcript records council support for the 0.6% recommendation.
