Doing the Census

Monday night’s town council meeting saw some residents frustrated over the closing of the pool for the summer due to the COVID-19 situation. The council and the local census representative Stephanie Freeman would like residents of Pine Bluffs to understand that failing to respond to the census could impact some of our local amenities even more.

Numbers from the current census will impact things like school lunch programs, firefighters, families in need, and plans for highways. According to 2020census.gov “Census results affect planning and funding for employment and training—including programs...