ThisWeek Community Newspapers Dublin Villager
March 17, 2011
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Census numbers show Dublin as top suburb Continued from page A1 mation on new population projections and also we know based on building permits,” she said. But Dublin has witnessed a slow-down in growth in the past few years. Grigsby said 2008 and 2009 each issued around 80 new residential permits, which was a big change from previous years. “It was down significantly from some peek years which were 450 in previous years,” she said. “It’s a significant slow-down, but some was anticipated as the city continues to grow out there is less land.” In fact, Grigsby said, 86 percent of residential land in the city has been developed. “There’s not a lot of residential land left in the city for development,” she said. Although Dublin has experienced growth of about 10,000 people over the last 10 years, Grigsby said staff hasn’t grown much.
A closer look According to U.S. Census numbers, Dublin had a population of 31,392 in 2000. Estimations placed the population in 2005 at 35,108 and at 38,536 in 2008. Official numbers from the 2010 census say Dublin currently has 41,571 residents.
“Actually when you go back and look at full-time staffing, 2002 compared to 2011, the number of funded full-time positions is one less than in 2002,” she said. The funded full-time positions aren’t always filled, but Grigsby said the city has kept up with demand by using contract services and moving employees around where they’re needed. “With the slow-down in development activity, we have been
able to utilize employees in the building department to go out and provide assistance with bike path and building inspections,” she said. “We utilize employees in other ways than they would have been in 2002.” Being able to shift positions around instead of funding new ones has enabled Dublin to keep up with growth and provide city services ranked high by residents on annual surveys, Grigsby said. “One of the things we take very seriously is the information we get back from surveys,” she said. “We try to focus on areas of surveys we see as areas for improvement. Every year we’re going through the budgeting process to look at the current year’s priorities and needs and try to best allocate resources and in some cases reallocate resources. We reallocate a position instead of allocating a new position.” jnoblit@thisweeknews.com www.ThisWeekNews.com
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