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EVERETT COMPREHENSIVE PLAN 6. Like other local governments, Everett will be forced to rely even more heavily on local sources of revenue as state and federal funding of community services and capital improvements will become increasingly difficult to obtain. The potential for additional revenue impacts due to state initiatives and voter-approved tax cuts may make revenues even more unstable and difficult to forecast. 7. The majority of Everett's residential growth will occur in the south part of the planning area and near the Central Business District. 8. There will be significant redevelopment activity in and surrounding Everett's downtown core. 9. As vacant and developable land becomes scarcer and population continues to grow, the cost of housing will rise at a faster rate than personal income. This will force the City to reexamine the traditional residential development and redevelopment patterns. 10. Although improvements will be made and greater emphasis will be placed upon the public transportation system, the private automobile will continue to be the primary form of transportation for the majority of Everett and Snohomish County residents. Everett must consider revisions to its traditional land use pattern and development regulations to promote greater use of its public transportation investment and other alternative modes of transportation. 11. Concerns about air and water quality, as well as other environmental issues, will continue and likely will intensify, generating changes to federal and state laws, which will also impact local land use planning requirements and development regulations. 12. The Port of Everett will expand its waterfront development and trade activity and become a more significant part of the regional economy. The Port will also continue to focus attention on public shoreline access and recreation improvements. 13. Everett will experience growth in citizen interest in the arts and cultural activities as population increases. This growth will result in a demand for improved arts, cultural, and recreational facilities in Everett. 14. An increasingly urbanized population will create greater demand for recreation facilities and open space, including trails, and Everett's shorelines will become a focus for the community's recreational and open space needs. 15. Everett will continue to provide a high level of municipal public services to the residents of the City and to other portions of the Everett Planning Area, as they become annexed or are included within areas to be served by the City through interlocal agreements with other service providers in Snohomish County. D. Uncertainty of Assumptions -- Changes Beyond Our Control All comprehensive plans are based upon a set of assumptions about trends and events that are likely to occur. The Preferred Alternative is based upon assumptions and concepts described on INTRODUCTION 18