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17 <br />The ability to service an area of increasing population <br />depends on the increase in tax revenues in the taxing <br />district. In that regard, the ratio of traceable tax <br />revenues to service demand for fire and other services <br />is difficult to reliably predict, as residential tax <br />revenues are a small part of Everett's total revenue <br />budget. <br />It is important to note, however, that the service demand <br />increases are likely to occur somewhere in the area in <br />response to the rapid increase in local employment (See <br />Boeing Facilities Expansion E.I.S.). The large increase <br />in the industrial tax base that goes along with the pop- <br />ulation (and here service demand) increase, falls within <br />the City of Everett and the Mukilteo School Districts. <br />Associated population growth thatoccurs within those two <br />districts (as does this proposal) will create demand that <br />J <br />can be partially offset by industrial tax base revenues. <br />If the same growth occurred outside these taxing districts, <br />the same would not hold true. <br />This mitigating factor should be considered for most of <br />J <br />the public service demand areas listed below. It is to <br />be especially noted in areas such as fire or police service <br />Jwhere <br />the Boeing facility provides its fire protection <br />and security services at its own expense. <br />Police Protection <br />Police emergency services are provided from units on <br />patrol or from the police station at Madison and Olympic, <br />approximately one mile away. Overall, the Everett Police <br />Department provides 1.8 patrol personnel per 1000 popu- <br />lation. This ratio could be maintained with a staffing <br />increase of less than one patrol person, relating to the <br />population increase expected from this project. <br />L <br />