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Joan Bostrom urges Polk County commissioners to verify Monmouth population estimates
Summary
During public comment at the May 6 Polk County Board of Commissioners meeting, resident Joan Bostrom said PSU population figures overstate Monmouth’s year‑round population because university students are counted at campus addresses; she cited a 2019 Johnson Economics report she said found sufficient buildable capacity in Monmouth’s UGB through 2040.
Joan Bostrom, a Polk County resident, told the Polk County Board of Commissioners during public comment that county planning should not rely on what she described as inflated population estimates for the city of Monmouth.
Bostrom disputed recent Portland State University (PSU) population figures cited in local planning, asserting that counting Western Oregon University (WOU)…
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