The thing I'm confused about in all of this is how it's grossly unfair to the voters in areas that are being redistricted. I mean if you're current council-person is going to be your former council persson, wouldn't you have a future council person as well? It all seems like much-ado-about nothing to me.

I'm trying to visualize calling my council member (Don Samuels) on an issue and having him me ask me where I lived, only to hear him reply that he's sorry, but he can't help me, as I won't be in his ward after next year.

Heck, on the brighter-side it might even make more council-members more receptive to the needs of a wider range of voters. If you're a council-member contemplating re-election, the last thing you want to do is seem unreceptive to voters that MIGHT be in your ward the next time you run for re-election :-)

dennis plante
jordan

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