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Commissioner Philbeck - Planning & Development Services - To Approve the 2020 Census Proclamation and Establishment of 2020 Census Complete Count Committee
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STAFF CONTACT
David L. Williams - Planning Director - 704-866-3473
BACKGROUND
Every 10 years our nation conducts a census in an effort to count every person in the United States. This action is to request support of the proclamation for the 2020 Census and local organizing structure, including the establishment of a Census Complete Count Committee. This Committee would provide for coordinating a cooperative effort between local governments, communities, general public and the US Census Bureau. Local knowledge, and resources to educate residents and promote the census is a primary emphasis. Minimal County funding ($10,000 dollars approximately) is projected for this effort. At stake for an accurate 2020 Census is an opportunity for Gaston County to receive its due portion of the more than $600 billion dollars in federal and state funding, which is based on census data.
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