Ward 8 Councilman Michael Polensek recalls 2013 with a slight distaste in his mouth. It was a year the city's then 19 wards were set to be chiseled down to 17.
Council President Blaine Griffin in Council Chambers last year. Griffin will be overseeing a redrawing of Cleveland's warn boundaries to be wrapped up in December.It was a year the city's then 19 wards were set to be chiseled down to 17.
In 2013, Sweeney stepped down from his role, the Plain Dealer reported, to"set the whole record straight on the whole redistricting thing." "You have an opportunity to correct the mistakes that were made, the terrible lines that were drawn," he said."To disenfranchise east side and neighborhoods of color in the ethnic neighborhoods. That's what they did."
“Two of our primary goals are to have natural boundaries and keep neighborhoods together. Community involvement will also play a key role in redistricting,” Council President Blaine Griffin wrote in a press release. “We are eager to begin the work now to allow us time to get this right—and deliver maps that accurately reflect the needs of Cleveland’s diverse neighborhoods.”
"I don't know what district I'm running. I don't know what my ward number is going to be," Ward 13 Councilman Kris Harsh told Scene."I don't know what my boundary is going to be. And I haven't got any indications about what they might be. So I'm kind of waiting to see the map like everybody else.
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