Orange County committee advances Washington 2 redistricting map after 7-6 vote

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…