{"id":22336,"date":"2022-09-14T21:55:23","date_gmt":"2022-09-14T21:55:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/?p=22336"},"modified":"2022-09-14T22:25:03","modified_gmt":"2022-09-14T22:25:03","slug":"brownsburg-announces-ward-redistricting-plans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/brownsburgsentinel.com\/site\/2022\/09\/14\/brownsburg-announces-ward-redistricting-plans\/","title":{"rendered":"Brownsburg Announces Ward Redistricting Plans"},"content":{"rendered":"
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September 14th Brownsburg –<\/strong><\/p>\n

At a Glance:<\/strong>
\nA redistricting public hearing meeting has been scheduled for September 15th, 7:00pm at Eaton Hall. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The article continues:<\/strong>
\nSeptember 1st, members of the Brownsburg Town Council held a public meeting to provide an overview of the Town Council Legislative Redistricting Process adopted by the council ( CLICK HERE for the 23 minute video of the Sept 1st meeting<\/a><\/span> ). By law the districts must be redrawn following the most recent census, in this case the 2020 census data. COVID introduced nationwide delays in redistricting compliance.<\/p>\n

This process has resumed for states, counties, and municipalities. The law permits 10% variance in population points between wards.  The Town Council is perusing greater precision by attempting to maintain 5% population points between wards. <\/p>\n

The current 5 wards will attempt to be maintained as similar as possible, naturally with adjustments as required. No new wards will be created as a result of this process. The redistricting is a non-partisan effort.<\/p>\n

Why is your participation Important?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

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What can you do?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

\u2022 Learn which ward you live in
\n\u2022 Pay attention and stay informed
\n\u2022 Attend Meetings (see the schedule below)
\n\u2022 Review materials when published via the town’s website
\n\u2022 Meet with or contact your Ward Representative if needed<\/p>\n

Follow along here:<\/strong>
\nTown Council Legislative Redistricting Web Page<\/a>
\nFollow the Brownsburg Sentinel<\/a><\/span> as we will publish materials upon their release from the town.<\/p>\n

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Who is helping the town through the process?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

The Town of Brownsburg has contracted with John Morgan of Applied Research Coordinates, Ltd. to assist the town with the redistricting effort. John a former Indiana resident, has approximately 30 years experience working in 19 states, he specializes in political and demographic analysis and its application to elections and redistricting. He has prior experience working in the state of Indiana. Most recently working on redistricting for the Indiana State Senate. By all appearances he is a well respected non-partisan subject matter expert. The Brownsburg Sentinel has held an introductory meeting with John. <\/p>\n

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Current Brownsburg Town Council Ward Map<\/strong>\"\"<\/h3>\n

This map is also available for download via this link >> CKICK HERE <<<\/a>
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\nWard 1 – Ben Lacey<\/a><\/span> Vice President –  blacey@brownsburg.org<\/a><\/span>
\nWard 2 – Chris Worley<\/a><\/span> –<\/span> cworley@brownsburg.org<\/span><\/a>
\nWard 3 – Brian Jessen<\/a> –<\/span> bjessen@brownsburg.org<\/a><\/span>
\nWard 4 – Matt Simpson<\/a> –<\/span> msimpson@brownsburg.org<\/a><\/span>
\nWard 5 – Travis Tschaenn<\/a><\/span> – President – ttschaenn@brownsburg.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

Town Manager – Deb Cook<\/a> –<\/span> dcook@brownsburg.org<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n

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Redistricting Guidelines adopted by the Town Council<\/strong>
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