[Vision2020] Legislative Redistricting and the Moscow City Council

[lfalen]

While I sympathise with the desire to keep Latah in one district, there are other things to consider. One needs to look at all the guide lines laid out for the commission. It is difficult to satisfy all of them, so they need to find the best balance. The Democrats plan have Latah and Benewah combined. That portion is laudable. What is wrong with thier plan is that it make one vary large district that runs from Shoshone County down through Idaho County. That is much too large and violates the guide lines  of easy access with out gong though other districts. To keep Shoshone county with a northern district, there is no other choice but to split Latah. Where that split should be is justifiably debatable.
Roger
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From: "Moscow Cares" MoscowCares at moscow.com
Date: Tue, 02 Aug 2011 20:27:19 -0700
To: "Moscow Vision 2020" Vision2020 at moscow.com
Subject: [Vision2020] Legislative Redistricting and the Moscow City Council

> Greetings Visionaires -
> 
> The "Moscow Cares" website has been jupdated to include videos and
> documents from the following segment of the August 1st Moscow City Council
> session.
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> Legislative Redistricting
> 
> Idaho's Commission on Reapportionment is collecting and considering input
> on proposed legislative redistricting, based on the 2010 U.S. Census. That
> Commission's final plans must be filed by September 4, 2011. The matter
> has taken on speed and determination in recent weeks, and interested
> parties are encouraged to weigh-in as soon as possible to register our
> desires and supportive rationale to be considered. The Latah County
> Commissioners unanimously support a Latah-Benewah District, and will
> formalize their position at a meeting on Monday August 1. All three of our
> District 6 Legislators support keeping Latah and Benewah Counties whole,
> and combining them into a single district. The draft resolution is
> provided to support the unified, bi-partisan position to support a
> Latah-Benewah District.
> 
> (Passed 3-3, Mayor Chaney voted aye)
> 
> http://www.MoscowCares.com/080111_08_LegislativeRedistricting.htm
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> Next Up:
> 
> 1912 Center - Five-Year Renewal Agreement with Heart of the Arts, Inc. and
> the City of Moscow
> 
> Seeya round town, MOscow, because . . .
> 
> "Moscow Cares"
> http://www.MoscowCares.com
> 
> Tom Hansen
> Moscow, Idaho
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