Chair of the Housing and Communities Board says health services and schools need to be able to cope with increase
Government needs to 'bite the bullet' and tackle the Island's infrastructure before committing to any population growth.
The chair of the Housing and Communities Board has been giving his views to Manx Radio.
The Island Plan document published by government wants to increase the Isle of Man's population to 100,000 in the next fifteen years.
But David Ashford says other areas need investment before that will ever be possible:
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