Regional concerns regarding Census count
By Gus Thomson, Auburn Journal
With 2010 census packages due to be delivered to every household in the nation starting mid-month, concern is mounting that Placer and surrounding counties may lose out in the count.
A projected $38 billion in federal funding is tied to census totals in the six-county area surrounding Auburn over the next decade.
But if the count is lower than the actual total number of residents, Auburn and the surrounding Sacramento region could end up with less than its share.
Auburn City Councilman Kevin Hanley is working with the Sacramento Area Council of Governments to get the word out to residents about the importance of filling out the census form. Census Day is April 1.
