Census Time! Q2 2013 Census
IT'S CENSUS TIME!
The second quarter of 2013 has wound up, which means it's time for another census here in Holt District. Find out whether the region continued its climb up in population, or if the region declined this quarter. As usual, this census provides population data for the region and each of its 9 municipalities. This includes the % change in population, and counts for Residential, commercial and industrial. It is, of course, presented in pretty image format.
This second quarter was a big one in Holt District. The region continued its path to creating a Bold New Holt District. The HD LRT system was announced and began construction and operation. The school board was busy keeping up with demand and couldn't build schools fast enough. The provincial Ministry of Health found itself announcing a new healthcare facility what seemed like every other week... things continue to boom in Holt District!
We start off with stats for the region. The region boomed as a whole again this quarter, exceeding 25% growth for yet another quarter. Driven by strong growth in Sherkston and Flynn, the region population find itself being propelled up. Several new transit initiatives, infrastructure projects and more are helping in opening more land to development.
In a surprising turn of events, the fastest growing region in terms of % growth was Sherkston - a big feat considering it is the largest municipality meaning it has more growth to do to reach that title. Fuelled by development in the Intensification zone, Sherkston's population swelled by more than 60%.
Flynn was the second fastest growing municipality this past quarter, catapulting it to the status of second largest municipality in the region. It has come a long way from when it was the smallest, having a population of under 3000. The town is now home to the largest arena in not only Holt District, but the Province of Orchidsen. Development around it is likely to take off in the 3rd quarter.
Dropping to 3rd place is Kuhan. Kuhan's growth was tremendously slower than previous quarters. This was, in large part, caused by the town reaching its limits on water service and waste water sevices. The region is undertaking a huge expansion of the network in Kuhan, with development already beginning to pick up again. Nonetheless, Kuhan still experienced good growth and like Flynn has come a long way since its days of a town of 4000.
Up next we have Manatee, which continues to be the slowest growing municipality in the region. Fuelled in part by council's focus on helping those who lost everything in the Manatee tornado, no new developments outside those surrounding the new LRT line were approved. Developers are, however, chomping at the bit to develop the municipality. Could Q3 2013 finally show massive growth in Manatee?
We now find ourselved in Dofino, north of Sherkston. The sprawl bug has firmly latched onto Dofino. New houses with no yard to speak of are popping up everywhere, fuelling the massive expansion of the town. Dofino council is considering planning a new "uptown" shopping district to help control development a little more and encourage high and medium density development, much to an uproar of the downtown merchants and long-time residents.
Heading out to the shoreline we come to Shorecoast. Shorecoast had 2 new condo towers pop up this past quarter, which were responsible for the majority of the population gains this past quarter. With limited land Shorecoast is never the huge happening location in the region, but it does have space for one last massive condo development which will push its population over 100 000.
Heading to Norecount, we are. Some large sprawl developments and medium-density buildings along the LRT line extending from Manatee helped Norecount's population climb at a fair clip this quarter - rising more than 25%. Norecount has plenty of open land, and developers of both residential, office and industry are salivating at the thought of it becoming open for development...
As we reach our final municipalities on the list, we head to the last 2 coastal communities. We first find ourselves in Midport, which saw a modest gain of about 5% this quarter. Some new compact single-family units helped the population climb.
And last, as has been the recent trend, is Old Port. The developer developing the planned community wants to change the plans to be more compact, but Old Port council is not happy with that idea. So development of the planned community was once again on hold, with a new neighbourhood on its northern border contributing most of the growth this quarter.
And to finish off, the moment you've likely been waiting for... the region view! A lot has changed this quarter.
Nice dirt roads in the intensification zone... you know what that means: lots of new roads = more development...
MAJOR DEVELOPMENTS COMING IN Q3 2013
Highway 40 Refurbishment
The Region of Holt District and Province of Orchidsen are co-operating on the completed rebuild of Highway 40. Current plans call for widening along its entire width through HD to 8 lanes from 4. Every interchange will also be reconstructed. The Region is also working with the region on routes that have exits, evaluating if they need to be widened, and placing input to interchange design. It is unknown if it will complted this quarter, but will likely be started in Q3 at the very least.
Kuhan and Flynn Infrastructure Improvement - Water/Power/Waster Water
The water utilities in the above municipalities are reaching maximum capacity, to the point where it has reduced pace of development in Kuhan. The region is undertaking huge improvements in these areas which will allow the continuation of development to the Kuhan CBD in particular.
Intensification Zone
Work on approving projects in this designated high-density area will continue, and may increase in pace.
HOPE YOU ENJOYED THE CENSUS!
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