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Residents urge more public engagement as Deschutes County debates new district map
Summary
At the Dec. 17 Deschutes County Board meeting, three public commenters urged wider public input and warned of partisan influence in the county’s redistricting process, urging the board to reconsider the advisory committee’s map and process before adoption.
Several residents used the public-comment period at the Dec. 17 Deschutes County Board of Commissioners meeting to press the board for clearer public outreach and to question the process that produced the advisory committee’s proposed district map (referred to in public comment as “map C”). Lynn Connolly told commissioners the mapping process has been “extremely partisan” and urged them to prioritize county business over internal maneuvers; she…
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