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Tampa planning staff unveils four redistricting alternatives in first public hearing

Hillsborough County Planning Commission · February 9, 2026
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Summary

City of Tampa planning staff presented four redistricting alternatives at a required public hearing, each reducing population deviation below the previous 8.36% range; staff emphasized constraints on precinct moves and invited public input ahead of a March action hearing.

City of Tampa planning staff presented the first public hearing on redistricting on Feb. 9, laying out four mapping alternatives designed to bring council district population deviations within a tighter range (target ≤5 percent). The presentation summarized the outreach effort, explained legal constraints, and described how precinct moves would affect districts 4–7.

Yasser Gonzalez (City of Tampa staff) said that, because of statutory and practical constraints,…

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