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Residents urge Deschutes County commissioners to slow or reject proposed district map
Summary
Multiple residents testified against a proposed districting map for Deschutes County, calling the process undemocratic and warning of added costs and litigation risk if districts replace countywide commissioner elections.
Several residents urged the Deschutes County Board of Commissioners on Dec. 1 to delay or reject a proposed plan to divide commissioner seats into geographic districts, saying it would reduce voter choice and could prompt costly legal challenges.
Roger Sabatini (who introduced himself in public comment as Sabadini) told the board the proposed map is “undemocratic and highly partisan” and said that county problems such as wildfire response, air quality, homelessness…
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