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Residents urge committee to advance 'Washington 2,' stressing municipal unity and unincorporated representation
Summary
Dozens of residents and community organizations told the Orange County Mid Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee on Aug. 18 that the panel should prioritize maps that preserve municipal boundaries and keep communities of interest intact, with many asking the committee to advance the Washington 2 map to the Board of County Commissioners.
Dozens of residents and community organizations told the Orange County Mid Decennial Redistricting Advisory Committee on Aug. 18 that the panel should prioritize maps that preserve municipal boundaries and keep communities of interest intact, with many asking the committee to advance the Washington 2 map to the Board of County Commissioners.
Why it matters: Speakers said maps that group like communities make it easier for commissioners to represent shared needs — for example, Winter Park’s municipal interests, Pine Hills neighborhood cohesion, and the unincorporated growth area Horizon West. Several residents said they had travelled or volunteered to support particular maps and asked the committee to reflect the public input when forwarding options to the County Commission.
“My district currently now stretches from Brevard County to Maitland in a long, wacky, crazy line that has never made sense,” said Hattie Bryant, a…
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