School board unveils three proposed voting-district maps; public feedback invited ahead of vote

The Woodford County Public Schools board on the special called meeting made public three proposed voting-district maps and invited public review and comment ahead of a formal vote at the board's regular meeting on the 28th of this month.

"We posted electronic versions of the options already, so those are made public," the chair said, explaining the district had uploaded the proposed maps and that the materials would be attached to the regular meeting agenda. The district emphasized the maps were produced using county census-block data and must comply with contiguity requirements.

A committee member described map constraints: "you can't just take one of those and put it with another district because they have to be, like, a contiguous thing," noting that working by census blocks and the layout of precincts limited simple street-by-street adjustments. The board discussed efforts to balance population across the five trustee districts; one option had a 1.5% population deviation while the other two were about 1.75%.

Board members asked whether projected population growth had been considered. A committee member responded that the maps must be based on the 2020 U.S. Census data and that future growth cannot be factored into the current redistricting process, meaning the district may need to revisit boundaries after the 2030 census.

The chair noted the county clerk's office will review the options to assess which map works best with the eight voting precincts in the county. Members also directed residents to the district website link for the current and proposed maps; the maps are attached to the agenda for the regular meeting.

Board members expressed different visual preferences—some favored options 2 or 3 for cleaner lines—while others pointed to the numerical closeness among the options. The board encouraged residents to review the maps online and submit input before the vote on the 28th.