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Residents urge committee to consider transient jail population and updated surveys when drawing maps
Summary
Public commenters pressed the advisory committee to account for transient populations (including people counted in jail), use up‑to‑date survey estimates, and preserve communities of interest in upcoming map proposals.
At the start of the March 12 meeting, several Orlando residents offered public comment urging the committee to consider how population sources and community boundaries affect representation and funding.
Cynthia Harris, who identified herself as living on Shannon Avenue in Orlando, asked the committee to consider that the U.S. Census counts people at locations such as jails and not by voters’ home addresses. Harris said that counting people who are temporarily in the county’s jail can distort district population counts and funding allocations for District 6, which she described as “the smallest population” and one with more transient residents because of social services and the…
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