HomeMy WebLinkAbout12.1.21 FW_ Butte County Redistricting Comment
From:Ring, Brian
To:BOS
Subject:FW: Butte County Redistricting Comment
Date:Wednesday, December 1, 2021 10:16:13 AM
Attachments:Redistricting Comment.pdf
Good morning Board – please find another comment submitted via the Redistricting website.
Brian Ring
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
Administration
25 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965
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Sent: Wednesday, December 1, 2021 9:54 AM
To: Ring, Brian <bring@buttecounty.net>; buttecounty@redistrictingpartners.com
Subject: Butte County Redistricting Comment
Greetings,
A Comment has been received for Redistricting. If any line is blank, that information was not
entered by the Submitter.
First Name: Sean
Last Name: Morgan
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Comment: To whom it may concern:
I am a North Chico resident and member of the Chico City Council. Communities in the
unincorporated areas North and Northwest of the City of Chico are considered local
neighborhoods of Chico. The residents in these areas share a community of interest with the
City of Chico because they share common social and economic interests with residents in the
City of Chico. The Fair Maps Act states that to the extent practical, communities of interest
shall be respected in a manner that minimizes its division. Therefore, unincorporated areas of
North and Northwest Chico should be connected to a Chico district. Map A7 is in violation of
the Fair Maps Act as it divides unincorporated North and Northwest Chico away from the City
of Chico.
The Fair Maps Act also states that supervisorial districts shall be drawn to encourage
geographical compactness in a manner that nearby areas of population are not bypassed in
favor of more distant populations. Map A7 directly violates this section of the Fair Maps Act
as the unincorporated areas of North and Northwest Chico have been drawn into a district that
stretches all the way down to the southern border of Butte County. In order to encourage
geographical compactness and be in compliance with the Fair Maps Act, unincorporated areas
of North and Northwest Chico should be combined with a City of Chico district and not
bypassed as Map A7 suggests.
Thank you for your consideration.
-Sean Morgan
Thank you,
Butte County