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Attachment B – Public Feedback <br /> <br />Public Comment: <br />Received: June 17, 2011 <br />From: Laura Potter, Director of Business Advocacy, Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce <br /> <br />Mayor and Council, <br /> <br />Thank you for the opportunity to submit testimony regarding redistricting criteria. The Eugene Area Chamber of <br />Commerce considers redistricting in Eugene to be an important issue because it both affects and reflects the <br />constituency’s voice by ensuring that representation is equal among all our population. We were involved in <br />this process ten years ago and have reviewed that criteria as well as the proposed criteria form the League of <br />Women Voters. You’ll find our criteria below is similar. <br /> <br />The Eugene Area Chamber of Commerce proposes the following criteria be considered when establishing <br />boundaries for wards: <br /> <br />Equality of population—wards drawn to have less than 3% variance in total population. Where such a <br /> <br />variance is necessary, wards with the greater potential for population increase should include a lesser <br />population than those with less potential growth. <br /> <br />Contiguity—wards composed of adjoining land with as near a 1:1 ratio between length and width as <br /> <br />possible <br /> <br />Geography, natural and existing boundaries—attention given to obvious natural features, such as rivers <br /> <br />or large open spaces <br /> <br />Communities of interest and natural groupings—wards drawn to represent groups sharing similar <br /> <br />interests. <br /> <br />Transportation links or barriers—consideration given to the way transportation link s or barriers affect <br /> <br />the common interests or the sense of community of residents <br />We appreciate your time and consideration in reviewing our testimony. <br /> <br /> <br />10 <br /> <br />