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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 11. While Everett's comprehensive plan designates future land use designations for those portions of the planning area currently outside the city limits, population and employment levels for these portions of the planning area will be established by Snohomish County's comprehensive plan. Since Everett does not have land use authority in these unincorporated areas, it cannot implement the development standards and growth strategies needed to ensure the achievement of a specified growth level. 12. Population and employment levels for Everett and the unincorporated portion of the planning area will be monitored and reevaluated periodically with other jurisdictions and • adjustment of growth targets will be made as needed to reflect land consumption, building activity, changing land use needs and designations, and the effectiveness of growth management policies. 13. Everett feels that all cities, towns and unincorporated areas must accept their fair share of essential public facilities and subsidized housing. Everett may resist the siting of regional facilities in Everett for which the city feels it already has a disproportionate share. C. Best Guesses About the Future -- Assumptions for Everett's Plan The following basic assumptions about Everett's future are the basis for the comprehensive plan. 1. Snohomish County will continue to make the transition from a resource and resource related manufacturing based economy to one based upon modern technological manufacturing, finance, services, retail, international trade, government and transportation; and Everett will continue to be the manufacturing, service, government, trade, medical service, transportation, and technology center for the county. Changes in the traditional economic base will cause the city to reevaluate it historic land use patterns, particularly in certain shoreline areas previously used for heavy manufacturing activities. 2. Everett will remain the central city for Snohomish County, and as the population of the area continues to grow and age, its role as the activity center for governmental, financial, professional, educational, medical and social services within the county will grow. 3. Everett and the surrounding areas will remain an attractive area to live, and population growth rates within the county will considerably exceed that of the state and nation as a whole. 4. Everett's citizens and neighborhoods will remain active in the affairs of city government and planning, and will demand that growth and development be responsive to the desires of the community, with an emphasis on the quality of development and character of neighborhoods rather than the quantity of growth. 5. As the areas within and surrounding Everett become more densely developed, the demand for high levels of public services and amenities will also grow, requiring local government to plan for and provide the services and facilities necessary for a high quality urban environment. INTRODUCTION 17