HomeMy WebLinkAbout11.01.21 Board Correspondence - FW_ Redistricting thoughts submitted to the Board of Supervisors.
From:Paulsen, Shaina
To:BOS
Subject:Board Correspondence - FW: Redistricting thoughts submitted to the Board of Supervisors.
Date:Monday, November 1, 2021 8:24:29 AM
Please see Board Correspondence below pertaining to redistricting.
Shaina Paulsen
Associate Clerk of The Board
Butte County Administration
25 County Center Drive, Suite 200, Oroville, CA 95965
T: 530.552.3304 | F: 530.538.7120
From: Loree Monroe <loree.monroe@gmail.com>
Sent: Sunday, October 31, 2021 9:32 AM
To: Clerk of the Board <clerkoftheboard@buttecounty.net>
Subject: Redistricting thoughts submitted to the Board of Supervisors.
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I am Lorena Monroe. I live at 234 West 4th Ave, Chico.
I have reviewed the various proposed maps. I went to a meeting about redistricting at the Elks
in Chico a few months ago.
The role of the Board of Supervisors has changed over the decades. It used to spend most of
its time on land use management. Now, the main budget items are related to social services:
Medi-Cal, unemployment, behavioral health, county jail etc. The primary services the county
provides are used by all residents of Butte County, not just Ag interests or those living in
unincorporated areas. The idea that Ag or lumber or unincorporated areas should be given
more weight on the Board of Supervisors is not a reflection of the one person one vote tenet
that our country is based one. The districts based on the 2020 Census should reflect the change
toward social services that the county is charged to provide.
The districts should reflect where people live. Toward this end, a map that has two districts
around Chico, one district around Oroville, Thermalito, Palermo and Lake Oroville are best.
Then create two districts, one west with ag communities of Durham, Biggs and Gridley and
flat farmland and another east with Wildland Urban interface including the Ridge communities
of Cohasset, Forest Ranch, Paradise, Magalia but extending to the southern border of the
county. School district lines should be considered when creating these lines, everyone is
already affected by which school district they live in. This will make some large districts. It's
true supervisors in Chico and Oroville can get around on bicycles while the two rural districts
will need a 4 wheel drive. I'm sure the county reimburses for county related driving and the
county can provide more funds, when requested, to the Western and Eastern district
supervisors. #67862 is an example of this idea. The district that includes Paradise/Magalia
should have a lower total population, anticipating this area will grow in the next decade.
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Loree Monroe