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Council hears report on proposed seven councilmanic districts; county will notify affected property owners
Summary
A town commission presented its recommended councilmanic-district map using 2020 census data, described corrections to census-block boundaries and outlined next steps (county notifications and potential state review). Councilors and residents asked questions about precinct lines and timing.
The Town of McCandless council received a report from the 2026 Councilmanic District Commission outlining proposed boundaries to divide the town into seven councilmanic districts. The presenter said the commission used 2020 census numbers and corrected mapping errors where census blocks previously split parcels or produced nonconforming boundaries.
Presenter (staff liaison) explained that state elections staff had returned the plan with comments tied to census-block inconsistencies and that the commission’s revisions sought to avoid splitting properties and to conform to the state’s mapping standards. The presenter estimated that the correction would shift roughly 20 voters between certain districts but that the overall deviation remained within acceptable limits.
Councilors and members of the public asked about how precinct lines and polling-place queues could be affected; the presenter said the county election division would notify affected property owners and that precinct-line adjustments are within the county’s purview. The presenter encouraged residents to contact county election officials if they had concerns about precinct configurations.
Next steps: the report will be on a future council agenda for potential acceptance and submission to county and state election divisions for processing and final approval.
