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Show Despite few developable acres Bountiful population healthy during 'Davis County boom' BOUNTIFUL Despite fewer developable acres and a lower growth rate than neighbor communities, com-munities, Bountiful will remain No. 2 in population during the expected "Davis County boom'.' in the next century. A study conducted by the Davis County Planning Department projects pro-jects that the county will once again double in population by the year 2030 with particularly high surges in Layton, Syracuse, Clinton, Farmington Farm-ington and Kaysville. The final projection-3 80,000 total residentsis seen as the "ultimate the county can sustain. "With twice the population,' county planner Barry Burton said, "we will need to handle twice as much traffic, twice as much garbage and have twice as much water and park area, The forecast, conducted in conjunction con-junction with city planners, looked at the number of vacant lots and available residential acreage, then factored in the type of housing in i the same vicinity and a figure of 3.8 persons per household. "It's an educated guess, but it reflects both long-term and short-term short-term trends, said Burton. "While other communities have experienced outmigration, Davis County has always seen growth, and our growth rate has consistently been higher than Salt Lake and Weber counties. Incoming residents see our county as desirable, due to its easy commute location and the comparatively low traffic and crime problems,' Burton said. i |