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Farmers Branch commission selects Plan 6 as primary map to refine after election
Summary
The Farmers Branch Redistricting Commission voted unanimously to adopt Plan 6 as its primary map to refine after the upcoming election, citing greater compactness and preservation of neighborhoods compared with Plan 4; the panel will revisit the map after vote totals are available.
The Farmers Branch Redistricting Commission voted unanimously at its May meeting to adopt “Plan 6” as the commission’s primary map to review and refine after the upcoming election results.
The vote followed more than two hours of discussion comparing Plan 6 and Plan 4. Commissioners said Plan 6 better preserves communities of interest and produces more compact districts, particularly in the way it reshapes the southern boundaries where districts 2, 4 and 5 interact. Commissioners and staff also reviewed voting-age and registered-voter counts for several districts while assessing legal risk.
Why it matters: The commission’s recommendation will be included in the report presented to the City Council on the June 6–7 agenda; any final adjustments will be made after the commission reviews election returns and before a final report is submitted. The map choice affects which neighborhoods are grouped into council districts and can influence electoral representation and resource outreach.
What the commission discussed and found
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