Comments on: Public Gives Input on County Redistricting http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/04/18/public-gives-input-on-county-redistricting/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=public-gives-input-on-county-redistricting it's like being there Tue, 16 Sep 2014 04:56:38 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.5.2 By: David Cahill http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/04/18/public-gives-input-on-county-redistricting/comment-page-1/#comment-65861 David Cahill Sun, 15 May 2011 18:21:35 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=61735#comment-65861 Rod, why care about what the evil Republicans call us?

]]> By: Rod Johnson http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/04/18/public-gives-input-on-county-redistricting/comment-page-1/#comment-65838 Rod Johnson Sat, 14 May 2011 23:57:14 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=61735#comment-65838 It’s the Democratic Party. Not “democrat,” DEMOCRATIC. So tired of this inane, disrespectful teabagger gambit.

]]> By: Joe Baublis http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/04/18/public-gives-input-on-county-redistricting/comment-page-1/#comment-65806 Joe Baublis Sat, 14 May 2011 01:19:07 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=61735#comment-65806 By the way, did anybody follow up on why the democrat party submitted a “resolution” specifically aimed at redistricting in favor of so-called “African Americans” but completely ignoring the multitude of other civil classes? Whose idea was that?

]]> By: Joe Baublis http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/04/18/public-gives-input-on-county-redistricting/comment-page-1/#comment-65805 Joe Baublis Sat, 14 May 2011 01:12:29 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=61735#comment-65805 I was there. I personally witnessed the dispute and I reported accurately. My goal was to inform the people of the truth. God help us all.

]]> By: Vivienne Armentrout http://annarborchronicle.com/2011/04/18/public-gives-input-on-county-redistricting/comment-page-1/#comment-64863 Vivienne Armentrout Tue, 19 Apr 2011 01:24:45 +0000 http://annarborchronicle.com/?p=61735#comment-64863 Thank you so much for this coverage.

I can’t believe that there is serious discussion of having an even number of commissioners. Split votes may occur rarely, but having an odd number of commissioners reduces the chance of a stubbornly split board (there is no such entity as a county commission, only the board of commissioners, a historical artifact) to nil, assuming that all commissioners vote. Having an even number would expose the board to an increased possibility of having to pander to parochial interests for the one commissioner to break a tie.

I served with both a board of 15 and a board of 11. The 11-member board was more workable, if only because it reduced the number of people who need to speak on an item.

The unspoken issue here is the need to draw districts with respect to the residence locations of sitting commissioners. Not everyone can be served on this, since some lines must be moved even if the number of commissioners remains at 11. This political urgency is not reflected in the actual directives that the apportionment board must follow but it will keep some people up nights.

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