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ATTACHMENT E <br /> <br />2011 Ward Redistricting – Criteria for Drawing Eugene Ward Boundaries <br /> <br />Listed below are some of the criteria that have been suggested or used in the past. Please check <br />the ones you think should be considered this time. If you do not find a criterion that is important <br />to you, please use the comment area provided. <br /> <br /> <br />Each ward should have about the same number of people +/- 5 percent. <br /> <br /> <br />Each ward should have about the same number of people +/- 3 percent. <br /> <br /> <br />Each ward should have about the same number of people +/- ___ percent. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Faster-growing wards should be drawn smaller to account for expected increases in the <br />number of people living in them, and slower-growing wards should be drawn larger to <br />ensure they have about the same number of people over time. <br /> <br /> <br />The size of the wards should not be changed to account expected changes in the number <br />of people living in them. This could create inequities now without guaranteeing equity <br />will be attained in the future. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />New boundaries should be drawn to keep incumbent councilors in their separate wards. <br /> <br /> <br />New boundaries should be drawn to keep incumbent EWEB commissioners in their <br />separate districts, with the at-large position not a factor. <br /> <br /> <br />The council should redraw ward boundaries without considering where current elected <br />officials live. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />As much as possible, recognized neighborhood associations should not be further divided <br />into different wards. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ward boundaries should change as little as possible. <br /> <br /> <br />The council should be willing to “start from scratch” in redrawing ward boundaries. <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Ward boundaries should be drawn to include a diversity of interests and backgrounds. <br /> <br /> <br />Ward boundaries should be drawn to keep groups with potentially similar interests <br />together (example: college students on both sides of the river). <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />Wards should be as compact as possible. <br /> <br /> <br />Neighborhood features like shopping centers, parks, recreation centers, school attendance <br />areas and others should be used to guide ward boundaries. <br /> <br /> <br />Geography and natural features like the river, railroad tracks, and major roads or bridges <br />should be used to guide ward boundaries. <br /> These major features may make more sense as dividing lines between wards. <br />o <br />OR <br /> These major features may make more sense as transitions, with wards crossing them. <br />o <br />