OTTAWA — Government and business officials will form a local group to ensure that everyone in the county is counted during the 2010 Census. County administrator Lisa Johnson said the group has a powerful motive for getting people counted. Federal and state grants and programs are based on population figures from the Census, she said. Census data is essential for many of the county’s operations, she said. Johnson said the county will offer its web site and facilities to help the census group’s efforts.
Johnson attended the first meeting of the local census group on Tuesday and she updated county commissioners Wednesday.
