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Thank you, <br /> <br />Laura A. Hammond <br />Community Outreach & Participation Coordinator <br />City of Eugene Planning & Development Department <br /> <br /> <br />Wow--that's a pretty comprehensive response to your question. I'm impressed. And I didn't know that <br />there were parts of DNA that are currently in Wards 1 and 3 (though they're pretty tiny). <br />That having been said: I'm not sure it's such a bad thing to have the DNA territory split between several <br />different wards. My guess is that our number of residents is relatively small compared to some of the <br />other neighborhoods, so we're always going to be only a not-too-large slice of any Councillor's <br />constituency. For instance, nothing against Councillor Ortiz, but I feel as if I've heard about her mostly <br />as the representative of Trainsong or Whiteaker, even though she also represents downtown. <br /> <br />If that's the case, then having several different Councillors representing us might give us a better chance <br />at being heard. And in my experience, City Council members really represent all of Eugene, and not just <br />their ward. If you can get a Council Member jazzed about something you care about, they'll generally go <br />to bat for you, even if you're in someone else's ward. <br /> <br />So thanks for being on top of things and drawing this to our attention, David--but personally I don't think <br />I'm too worried about it. Downtown belongs to everybody. <br /> <br />Sue <br /> <br /> <br />The City of Eugene has done an unsatisfactory job with the maps. A detailed map is needed for each <br />ward. The single map with all eight wards tells almost nothing. I live in ward 4 and can tell nothing <br />about our boundaries and our ongoing relation to the Cal Young area. The single map seems like a <br />conspiracy to tell nothing. Is there a problem of trying to cover something up here? <br /> <br /> <br />From the scenarios provided it seems that the first scenario for redistricting would create the least <br />amount of boundary shifting, in relation to neighborhood continuity. Crossing over I-5, for example, <br />seems a big stretch to encompass when considering the composition of a ward or neighborhood. <br /> <br />If a large man-made or natural boundary already exists in a ward it seems better to keep it intact. The <br />opposite also seems to be true; namely, if there is no large natural or artificial boundary existing in a <br />ward or neighborhood it would be better to not include it. <br /> <br />Lives in: Ward 6 <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br /> <br />
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