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Member Baga said he revised his earlier submission to respond to committee feedback, and he emphasized cost and administrative impacts of splitting precincts. Baga said he consulted the supervisor of elections’ office, which provided a rough estimate that splitting a precinct can cost roughly $3,000 to $6,000 (staffing, notice and polling-location changes), a variable figure he said the committee should weigh when evaluating plans.

Baga 2 retains a single Pine Hills district, keeps Lake Nona together, and creates a new District 7 centered near the northern corridor while carving an 8th district from a downtown-to-south area. Attorney White said the map meets the one-person, one-vote threshold with a lower maximum population deviation of 6.92 percent and recommended a numbering adjustment to preserve incumbency provisions under the county charter.

Some members supported the map for its handling of Pine Hills and Lockhart. Member Kelsheimer said Lockhart is placed in District 2 on Baga 2, a point his commissioner had emphasized. Member Veil La Portilla said she would not support the map because it splits Alafaya and Union Park; other members said the map provides a workable base and could be amended later.

The motion to approve Baga 2 was moved by Member Baga and seconded by Member Kelsheimer. The clerk called the roll; the motion passed 7–6. Attorney White noted one technical fix: swapping numbering for two districts to avoid inadvertently forcing an incumbent into a short two-year term when the charter’s provisions do not require it.

The committee accepted Baga 2 and will include it in the pool of plans subject to amendment and the winnowing process in August. Sponsors were again reminded that they can withdraw maps that appear redundant to speed the committee’s work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","2025 Orange County Mid-Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee | July 9, 2025","oneSentenceSummary","Member Baga’s revised plan, Baga 2, was accepted by the committee; sponsor emphasized avoiding split precincts and keeping growth areas unified.","taxTitle","Orange County, Florida","taxId",2866,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6519769,"Committee rejects Washington 3 redistricting map after debate over growth and municipal splits",1098,3823000,4921000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5346996-3a13b01ce08d9e70c773d95be4490eb3&start=3823&end=4921","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5346996-3a13b01ce08d9e70c773d95be4490eb3/thumbnail_3823000.jpg","/articles/6519769/Orange-County/Florida/Committee-rejects-Washington-3-redistricting-map-after-debate-over-growth-and-municipal-splits","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519769-37ae27efe7ba3271241d790db761ef8b/orig.mp4?Expires=1775693753&Signature=EBiQORhboPklFQR5jG3maWHH-4SHPklJlWsmaPuzsedsYvWyEyn3~urM8WnN9RclP48nWdi0TYYv0ABcgC-~T1gyxhBhSqNjeER973tbzzvP1-afJTffz0zY-psIYaaRG-YlJ8owC~h~e8j5g9YhOkgmGJxnrxVD8Hljdk5DPP8HKIRH2cmu4OkfjPiomCN1mA5W54ywKAku6H71g2rlBOE9EAEwPOCYvP-ETiMWVzUQoeo~kEv7dGaQVi0CBoyoRsPvPzAb0WzM4BSvfqSeSyjEjW-Pzq2lNfxDDlY9eBS2pMYhlXJse5WnLITmRHSLQwlt5BhQTJifpvuWzttGbA__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Orange County Mid Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee on July 9 voted to reject the Washington 3 map following committee debate over projected growth imbalances, municipal splits and community continuity.

Member Jane Washington presented Washington 3 as an alternative to his second plan, describing efforts to avoid splitting certain municipal-designated places and to respect Census-designated boundaries. Sponsor Washington acknowledged the map’s tradeoffs: \"We wanted to make a map that is reasonable, understandable, and with clarity,\" he said, and noted some municipal splits were unintended and could be fixed in future revisions.

Committee counsel David White reported that Washington 3 met the one-person, one-vote threshold with a maximum population deviation reported at 8.6 percent and said the numbering and term provisions could be adjusted to comply with the charter. Nevertheless, members pressed concerns about growth: Member Afong said the plan would add roughly 9,000 people to District 5 and warned the committee would have to rebalance after projected growth in 2030.

Several members praised aspects of Washington 3 while registering objections. Member Baga and Member Spears highlighted East Orlando and Lake Nona configurations they found helpful; Member Kelsheimer said Lockhart’s municipal preferences required keeping Lockhart in District 2. Attorney White reminded the committee that race should not drive line-drawing unless necessary to comply with Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, and he said a racially polarized voter analysis would be needed to consider race-driven choices.

The sponsor moved to approve Washington 3; Member Baga seconded. The roll call recorded mixed yes/no votes (members recorded in the transcript included Ochevsky, Jackson, De La Portilla, Washington, Co-chair Perez, Co-chair Evans, Baga and Spears as yes votes; others recorded no). The motion to approve did not carry. Committee members then moved to reject Washington 3; that motion passed on a subsequent roll call and the map was not advanced.

Washington said he would continue refining proposals; staff and co-chairs reminded sponsors that redundant or clearly nonviable maps could be withdrawn to conserve meeting time as the committee proceeds through dozens of submissions.","After discussion on population distribution and community splits, the committee voted to reject Washington 3; sponsors may revise and resubmit.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6519773,"Orange County committee advances Washington 2 redistricting map after 7-6 vote",1374,4961000,6335000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=5346996-3a13b01ce08d9e70c773d95be4490eb3&start=4961&end=6335","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/5346996-3a13b01ce08d9e70c773d95be4490eb3/thumbnail_4961000.jpg","/articles/6519773/Orange-County/Florida/Orange-County-committee-advances-Washington-2-redistricting-map-after-7-6-vote","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6519773-bee024801b3a4c2c469b2404e44807e2/orig.mp4?Expires=1775693754&Signature=dO~ySWEH6keIzIJNFWOmS556pkhI70pb1~hry2Nzgg7X1lYggweNQQekRD3HEl0GcU7yl4dPTk0kVOjcMmlt~xcSyT-SXTq23WofIr03Fk69gQhZ-O1O~MX5SYl3q~9RYia2kHTmvJEsmQVwXNa7-3pV7maA6~jZK~oTiJTz1u4Xk4YjNxLhMvVWZSdqgJA5YHiDVwknvw3D2rrD7lu2xE6NnHBDaMYsijqFW~mAY2Y80DBVqNkzROP-kbVZWanldcdEAofdDLxxWLrWklrwI2kcrw662cRBp2kUilXT~WzqwuGhvieeEuyBMH-5rUDpz4Kqkwc76IHzrRQRJf81KQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Orange County Mid Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee voted 7–6 on July 9 to advance the Washington 2 redistricting map, a plan its sponsor said keeps growing communities together while responding to public requests to preserve certain municipal and rural boundaries.

The map’s sponsor, Member Jane Washington, told the committee the plan keeps Horizon West intact, reunites West Orange municipalities around State Road 50 and places Lake Apopka wholly within a single district. \"This map reflects community and commissioner requests,\" Washington said, describing a design he said planned for growth while keeping districts compact and traversable.

Committee counsel David White said the plan meets the constitutional one-person, one-vote requirement, with a maximum population deviation just under 10 percent (reported as 9.51 percent). White told members the map’s numbering complies with the charter and that newly drawn District 7 would be subject to the charter’s initial two-year term provision. He described the plan as a “race-neutral balance of traditional redistricting principles.”

Public commenters who addressed the meeting overwhelmingly voiced support for Washington 2. Resident Adam (Blaine) Bates said the map \"creates a structure that represents the differences between Horizon West and the historic communities of Winter Garden, Ocoee, and Oakland.\" Several other West Orange residents — including James Hunter, Hattie Bryant, Todd Bryant and Sean Legasse — told the committee the map better unites communities that share infrastructure and planning needs.

A separate thread of public comment raised questions about the technical data used to generate demographic reports for submitted maps. Consultant Preeti Mather of ArcBridge Consulting explained that the firm reports \"pure numbers\" from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Public Law 94-171 redistricting files (for example \"white alone\" and \"black alone\") and that other tools (notably the public tool Dave’s Redistricting) sometimes present combined categories that can yield different percentages for some racial groups. \"We are not manipulating the numbers,\" Mather said, describing the difference as a matter of how multi-race responses are tabulated.

Several committee members praised elements of the Washington 2 plan and urged tweaks for municipal boundaries. Member Baga said the map recognized Lake Nona and the Lake Nona growth area; Member Spears said the plan better preserves the urban core of Orlando in fewer districts. Other members raised concerns about population distribution and future growth: Member Afong and others said some districts would show larger projected growth and warned these imbalances could require major adjustments after the 2030 census.

The motion to approve Washington 2 was made by Member Spears and seconded by Member Baga. The clerk recorded the roll call; the motion passed 7–6. Members voting yes included Washington, Spears, Baga, Perez (Co-chair), Ochevsky and others; members voting no included Kelsheimer, Afong and several others. (Names in committee roll calls were recorded in the transcript.)

The committee is continuing a multi-stage process: staff said two August meetings (Aug. 12 and Aug. 28) were added to the schedule to accommodate the volume of submitted maps, and the MRAC is tentatively scheduled to present recommendations to the Board of County Commissioners on Sept. 16 (date described as tentative).

The committee’s next meeting will begin consideration of the next group of submitted maps; sponsors were reminded to keep presentations brief to allow adequate time for discussion and potential on-the-fly amendments by consultants.","The Mid Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee approved the Washington 2 map 7–6 after public comment and debate over municipal splits, growth projections and data tabulation methods.","actionData","errors"]

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