November 4, 2019
Lake County Census Complete Count Committee Sets Meeting Schedule
The Lake County Complete Count Committee (CCC) held its first meeting on Oct. 7, attended by many local elected officials and community leaders. Meeting participants received training from the U.S.Census Bureau on best practices for ensuring that every citizen in the County is counted in the 2020 U.S. Census.
Following the meeting, committee members established a schedule to meet every two months from November through May.to work on strategies to carry out its goals. The meetings are open to individuals or organizations who wish to get involved. Meetings are scheduled for 1 p.m. on Nov. 11, Jan. 13, March 9 and May 11 at the Lake County Division of Transportation, Main Conference Room, 600 W. Winchester Road, Libertyville. If you wish to attend or want more information, contact Assistant County Administrator Cassandra Torstenson at ctorstenson@lakecountyil.gov.
To help carry out its charge, the committee has created a web page on the Lake County government site with helpful resources and links to complete count committees in the municipalities within Lake County.
The CCC will strategically focus on addressing hard-to-count areas of Lake County, including minority populations, low-income households, immigrant populations, populations with language barriers and young children.
A full and accurate census count is important to Lake County because it helps determine how much state and federal funding our county receives for vital programs, including housing, education, transportation, employment, and health care. It also helps determine the number of representatives to the state legislature and U.S. Congress.
By April 1, all households in the United States will receive an invitation to participate in the Census. There are three options for responding: online, by mail, or by phone. In May of 2020, Census Bureau workers will begin following up door-to-door with households that did not respond.
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