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WORLAND (WNE) —The final Worland City Council meeting of 2021 opened Tuesday night with a statement to the community from Mayor Jim Gill.
Gill said the 2021 year has been a challenge for …
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WORLAND (WNE) —The final Worland City Council meeting of 2021 opened Tuesday night with a statement to the community from Mayor Jim Gill.
Gill said the 2021 year has been a challenge for many in the community due to the various COVID-19 variants, but “we are a resilient community who has worked to get through these trying times.”
He added that it was disturbing to the city to get the 2020 census report, showing a drop below 5,000 residents and a “community in decline.”
Gill said, “I am sure you all agree that this is simply not the case.”
The U.S. Census Bureau found that, as of April 1, 2020, the population of the City of Worland stood at 4,773 residents. That was a 13% drop from 2010, when the population was 5,487.
Gill said the city will pursue the issue to the “nth degree to prove we are still a vibrant and growing community with a population exceeding 5,000 residents.
“It’s important because it will and is costing us a considerable amount of revenue,” the mayor said. “We will be filing an appeal on the census data early in the new year.”
