Updated: October 30, 2017

THE CITY OF MT PLEASANT HAS ANNOUNCED THAT THEY WILL BE CONDUCTING A SPECIAL CENSUS TO THE MEASURE THE POPULATION GROWTH IN AN EFFORT TO OBTAIN ADDITIONAL TAX REVENUE FROM THE STATE.  ACCORDING TO THE DAILY HERALD, POSTCARDS WERE MAILED TO RESIDENTS LAST WEEK TO ENCOURAGE THEM TO GO ONLINE AND PARTICIPATE IN THE "TOGETHER WE COUNT" CAMPAIGN.  THE LAST CENSUS RECORDED WAS IN 2010 WHICH SHOWED MT. PLEASANT'S POPULATION AT 4,561 RESIDENTS.  UNDER THE CURRENT ESTIMATED POPULATION, THE CITY COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL 80,000 DOLLARS EACH YEAR WITH THE STATE GIVING APPROXIMATELY 127 DOLLARS PER RESIDENT.  IF THE PROJECTED POPULATION FOR 2020 IS ACHIEVED THEY COULD SEE AN ADDITIONAL 137,000 DOLLARS EACH YEAR.  ADDITIONAL REVENUE WOULD BE BENEFICIAL FOR THE CITY AS IT WOULD ALLOW FOR IMPROVEMENTS THAT THEY CURRENTLY ARE UNABLE TO BUDGET FOR AT THIS TIME.  RESIDENTS CAN GO ONLINE TO M P CENSUS 2018 DOT COM FOR MORE INFORMATION.