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Introduction. Cabarrus County, located off the 1-85 corridor and within <br />the Charlotte Metropolitan region, is a dynamic, changing jurisdiction. Over the <br />past 40 years, Cabarrus has shown the following growth rate: <br /> <br />Po[aulation increases, 1960 - 1990: <br />1960 1970 1980 <br />68,137 74,629 85,895 <br /> <br />Percentage of increases: <br />1950 - 1960 1960 - 1970 <br />6.8% 9.5% <br /> <br />1990 <br />98,935 <br /> <br />1970 - 1980 I 1980 - 1990 <br />15.1% I 15.2% <br /> <br />55.1% <br /> <br /> Since the 1990 Census, the County planning department has begun to <br />generate population estimates based on building pei~iiiit data which suggest the <br />County's growth rate is now accelerating. The January 1, 1995 population <br />estimate is 114,000. By the year 2000, Cabarrus County will have reached <br />130,000 residents, a sobering thought: Currently, the County is adding enough <br />children annually to fill one school - approximately 600 to 800 children. Indeed, <br />school capacity is the first public service in Cabarrus to become severely stressed <br />by current growth. <br /> How Cabarrus may continue to prepare for this influx of people has been <br />the subject of a community wide conversation commencing mid-1994. Much of <br />this discussion has been shaped by the County's primer on growth <br />management, Managing Growth into the 21st Century ... tlnde~standing the <br />Alternatives for ffandling Growth. County policy makers t~gt~e need to <br />embrace the philosophy of concurrency between growth and the provision of <br />public services and infrastructure. It is to facilitate that end, this RFP is written. <br /> <br /> Description of the Project and Timeframe. In the broadest of terms, <br />Cabarrus County expects to develop a plan for both financing the <br />infrastructure due to growth and directing it to those areas of the County <br />capable of sustained growth. The selected consultant will perform an analysis <br />of the fiscal issues facing the County and recommend various techniques <br />which would reduce these fiscal burdens. These fiscal issues concern the <br />financing or related costs of five major public service/infrastructure areas: <br /> <br />1) Water & sewer service <br />2) Schools <br />3) Roadways <br />4) Parks & recreation <br />5) Emergency services <br /> <br /> <br />