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One of the most salient issues regarding the county charter debate is population growth. Skagit County is nearly 100,000 people greater than 100 years ago, and we are growing by over four percent a year. That percentage can be expected to increase as well. Dealing with ever-growing population is always complicated, but ignoring the challenge is not the solution.

The No Charter mailer refers to the charter as a “big city” solution that will result in increased size, costs and complexity resulting in less responsiveness to the people. But the No Charter group mistakenly conflates size wit...