The 2010 Census data will cause changes to the City of Peoria Council Districts. As a result, the City of Peoria has formed a Redistricting Committee comprised of the District Council Members and chaired by Council Member Spears. The Committee is charged with facilitating a public process for drafting changes to the Council Districts and making a recommendation to the City Council. The Committee will hold a series of meetings to provide opportunities for the public to participate in the process of redistricting.
The first meeting will be held on Thursday, May 12, 2011, at 5:30 P.M. in City Hall, Council Chambers (Room 400), 419 Fulton Street. At this meeting, residents will have the opportunity to review maps depicting 2010 Census data, understand the legal framework for redistricting, and provide input on the criteria that is most appropriate in determining City of Peoria Council District boundaries.
For more information, contact Council Member Bill Spears, Chair, (309) 688-0960.
WHAT: A Public Meeting Regarding Redistricting
WHEN: November 2, 2011 @ 7:00 P.M.
WHERE: Riverwest Frank Campbell Center Community Room
HELD BY:
League of Women Voters
African American Leadership Alliance
Neighborhood Alliance
Peoria Chamber of Commerce
Institute for Principled Leadership in Public Service at Bradley University
Also, please see the following website for a survey:
Census Tract 20 Analysis
COUNCIL REDISTRICTING: The Ad Hoc Committee of the City Council on Redistricting conducted several public meetings regarding criteria and possible maps for new boundaries of five City Council districts. The boundary changes are required to have nearly equal districts based on the 2010 Census data. Map 12 was selected by the Committee as an example of what the boundaries could be like for five districts. For five districts, the goal of each district was 23,001 people with a maximum deviation of 5% [21,851 to 24,151].
In response to recent discussion at a neighborhood forum in the West Bluff, the Administration has prepared maps with either eight or ten districts as examples of what that number of districts could look like. Note that for each map staff used the criteria of:
1. Nearly equal population with a maximum deviation of 5%, with the lower range of population in those areas planned or expecting growth
2. Compact
3. Contiguous
4. Keeping together neighborhoods
5. Using major thoroughfares as boundaries, with more weight on keeping together neighborhoods
Please find attached six maps that are examples of how the City could be divided into either eight or ten districts.
Maps 14 – 16 are examples of eight districts, with the goal of 14,376 people with a maximum deviation of 5% for a range of 13,657 to 15,095.
Maps 17 – 19 are examples of ten districts, with the goal of 11,500 people with a maximum deviation of 5% for a range of 10,926 to 12,076.
Note that these maps, along with minutes and recommendations from the Committee, will be scheduled for discussion at a future Council meeting.
Any questions or comments about the maps may be addressed to the City of Peoria Planning Department, 309‐494‐8600 or planning@ci.peoria.il.us.
Please call us at:
309-494-CARE (2273)