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Pembroke Park to redraw districts after FAU presentation; commissioners set workshop amid tight deadline
Summary
Florida Atlantic University presented three redistricting maps to rebalance Pembroke Park's five districts; consultants and the town attorney warned an ordinance must be adopted by March 9, 2026 to meet statutory deadlines ahead of the March 9, 2027 election.
Florida Atlantic University consultants presented three map alternatives to the Pembroke Park Town Commission on Jan. 14, concluding the town’s five election districts are substantially out of balance and should be redrawn.
Consultant Mike Stamm told commissioners the town’s 2025 estimated population is 6,354 and that under current lines the total deviation between districts exceeds 300 percent, with a mean deviation around 63 percent. “The districts are severely out of balance,” Stamm said, urging the commission to adopt new boundaries that reduce the populations of Districts 4 and 5 while…
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