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Ocoee commission backs Orange County 'Washington map 2' for redistricting, plans resolution
Summary
After an extended briefing on Orange County's redistricting process, the Ocoee City Commission voted to send a resolution expressing the city's support for 'Washington map 2' (the map supported by Winter Garden and the West Orange Chamber) and discussed a secondary backup map if the first choice fails.
The City Commission heard an extensive briefing on the Orange County redistricting process and voted to direct staff to send a resolution expressing the city's support for "Washington map 2," which would keep Ocoee intact within a single county commission district and, in the commissioners' view, preserve ties to neighboring municipalities such as Winter Garden and Apopka.
Angel Della Portia, Ocoee's representative to the county redistricting committee, briefed the commission on the committee's work since February and described the remaining schedule: two committee meetings (including a meeting on Aug. 28 and a final meeting on Sept. 3), after which the county commission will receive two candidate maps and…
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