Politics & Government

Public To Weigh In On Redistricting

The county's Redistricting Steering Committee is gearing up to draft its first proposal on how each district will be shaped for the next 10 years, and public input is desired.

Riverside County's district boundaries could look a little different in the near future.

The county's Redistricting Steering Committee is gearing up to draft its first proposal on how each district will be shaped for the next 10 years, and public input is desired, county officials said.

Accordingly, Riverside County residents are being invited to attend any of three community forums beginning this week to discuss plans to redraw supervisorial district boundaries based on the latest U.S. Census.

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Decennial census figures published last month showed Riverside County recorded the fastest population growth in California.

Public redistricting meetings are planned at the following dates and locations:

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-- April 20, County Administrative Center, first floor board room, 4080 Lemon St., Riverside;

-- April 21, Kay Cisneros Senior Center, 29995 Evans Rd., in Sun City, near Menifee.; and

-- April 27, Desert Hot Springs Senior Center, 11-777 West Drive.

Each meeting is slated to begin at 7 p.m. and last about two hours.

The target for each supervisorial district is 437,928 residents. That number is not supposed to vary by more than 10 percent between the least and most populated districts (see attached 2011 Redistricting Working Map).

According to county officials, to stay within the required margins:

-- Supervisor Bob Buster's District 1 boundaries, which currently include Lake Elsinore and Wildomar, would need to be redrawn to add another 15,601 residents;

-- Supervisor John Tavaglione's District 2 would need to add 30,657 people;

-- Supervisor Jeff Stone's District 3 would need to drop 79,925 residents;

-- Supervisor John Benoit's District 4 would need to add 41,349 people; and

-- Supervisor Marion Ashley's District 5 would need to shrink by 7,683 residents.

Assemblyman Kevin Jeffries (R-Lake Elsinore) has announced he is running for a seat on the Riverside County Board of Supervisors against Bob Buster.

Jeffries represents the 66th district in the California Assembly.

Lake Elsinore Councilman Bob Magee has hinted that he will run for Jeffries' seat, but a formal announcement has not been made pending redistricting.

More information about redistricting meetings is available at http://www.rivcoredistricting.org. --City News Service and Toni McAllister contributed to this report.

 


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