Redistricting map drafts for City of Kingston released

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KINGSTON – The Kingston Common Council’s Redistricting Sub-Committee, which has been tasked with overseeing the ward map redrawing for the city, has released two proposed redistricting plans and will hold two public hearings to solicit feedback.

Kingston, like other municipalities, must redraw its current ward maps to align with 2020 Census data on local population changes. Under the city’s charter, the common council must undertake this redistricting process to make the nine wards more equitable.

The redistricting sub-committee has released two draft redistricting plans and a Deviation and Demographics Report at Engage Kingston. Plan A represents the alternative with the least change and makes the fewest possible adjustments to the existing wards while still bringing the City of Kingston into compliance with state and federal laws. Plan B is an example of a potential alternative that makes more significant changes using the same legal guidelines.

A first public hearing to discuss the draft redistricting plans will be held in-person on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, at the Kingston Public Library at 6 p.m.

After community input on the initial map drafts, revised drafts of the redrawn maps will be available prior to a second public hearing, which will be held at City Hall on Thursday, January 12, 2023.

The Common Council is expected to vote on the final maps before January 27, 2023.

More information at www.engagekingston.com/redistricting.

 




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