The 5- 3 votes were, as I understand it, 3 Dems and 2 Independents against 2 Republicans and 1 Green
It continues to baffle me why anyone would think that it is a bad thing for a neighborhood to be divided by a ward boundary. I should think people would be happy that their neighborhood has two city council members looking out for their interests. Overall, the plan adopted is fairly good. One not good thing is that it pulls the bulk of Little Earth out of the 6th Ward and into the 9th ward. Dean Zimmermann Mpls City Council Member - Ward 6 612-673-2206 ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Brauer" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Mpls list" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, April 02, 2002 9:42 PM Subject: [Mpls] Redistricting Commission's Plan > So you want to see your political future, Minneapolis? > > Thanks to, ahem, sources, the Redistricting Commission's tentative ward > map is now posted on the Redistricting Geek website: > http://members.tcq.net/david/index.htm > > I have not absolutely confirmed the accuracy - however, this is a > discussion list, not journalism, and I'm pretty sure this is legit. > Sorry about the lack of street names, but this is how I got it. > > I'm told the big enchilada was approved (sources say) 5-3. I don't know > if that was non-DFLers versus DFLers, though the number would work if > chairperson Parker Trostel sat out the vote. > > Some very quick observations about what you will see: > > 1. All incumbents are protected (the most stretchy was my new guy Robert > Lilligren with a few Phillips blocks snuck into the new Ward 8. Dean > Zimmermann, the other Phillips guy, survives on the east edge of Ward > 6.) > 2. There's a new Downtown ward (also including Bryn Mawr and Kenwood) > 3. Natural and man-made boundaries are flouted (see Wards 3 & 8) > 4. There are more than a few neighborhoods split, although neighborhood > boundaries are more respected than in the '90s map. Don't know if some > 'hoods got carved up three or more ways. > 5. No clue about the minority opportunity factor, but I'm betting it's 5 > wards depending on the definition. > 6. If you're wondering about what I call "homage to the new Guthrie > Theater's skyway" in Ward 8, that's probably to conform to the charter > requirement that wards be no more than twice as tall (north-south) as > high (east-west). > > Other observations to come, but I thought you'd like to see for > yourselves right away, then comment to the list. > > Those who know first-hand stuff, please way in. > > David Brauer > King Field - Ward 8 (if this plan passes) > > _______________________________________ > Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy > Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: > http://e-democracy.org/mpls _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
