Redistricting Committee to Host Three Public Meetings
April 26, 2011
Residents will have three opportunities in the next two weeks to voice their opinions on what criteria should be used to draw Tulare County’s supervisorial district lines.
Tulare County supervisorial districts are reviewed and redrawn every 10 years based upon the United States Census information. These district boundaries define the political representation on the Board of Supervisors. The purpose of the three outreach meetings is to receive public input on which criteria the committee should use. No maps or lines will be discussed at the outreach events.
Examples of criteria that will be considered include: topography; geography; continuity and compactness; avoid dividing cities; and avoid dividing urban growth areas, among others.
The Tulare County 2011 Advisory Committee on Redistricting will host the public forums at the following locations:
Time: 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
Date: Thursday, April 28.
Place: The Island Banquet Hall. 2099 E. El Monte Way. Dinuba, CA 93618
Time: 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
Date: Tuesday, May 3.
Place: Visalia Convention Center. 303 E. Acequia Ave. Visalia, CA 93291
Time: 6:30 p.m. 8:30 p.m.
Date: Wednesday, May 4.
Place: CHMA Community & Conference Center. 466 E. Putnam Ave. Porterville, CA 93257
Free refreshments and child care will be provided for attendees.
The redistricting committee encourages everyone to attend and provide comment regarding the common interests, views, and characteristics of the supervisorial districts, said Dick Eckhhoff, chairman of the redistricting committee.
Eckhoff said the redistricting committee will host five additional public meetings in June to discuss how to redraw the district lines. The time, date, and location of those meetings have not been set.
“With input from residents, the committee can ensure that the Supervisorial Districts reflect the various communities of interest throughout Tulare County,” Eckhoff said.
For more information about the meetings, call Dick Eckhoff at 559/539-1500.