January 12, 2012
ExploreCarroll.com writer Katie V. Jones is on a roll these days.
In yesterday’s ExploreCarroll.com article, “In letter to Gov. O'Malley, Sykesville officials denounce state redistricting plan,” she writes “The Sykesville Town Council adopted a resolution this week stating its disapproval of the proposed state legislative redistricting plan, one that would place the town in a legislative delegate district split between Carroll and Howard counties.
“And in a Jan. 10 letter to Gov. Martin O'Malley, Mayor Michael Miller suggested the redistricting plan runs, ‘contrary to the state's Constitution’ because it ‘does not give due regard to jurisdictional boundaries.’”
This follows her excellent coverage of “state Sen. Joe Getty(’s) … Jan. 4 ‘town meeting,’ held at J&P Pizza, in Hampstead;” – at the other end of the county – (“Shift in Carroll's district lines a hot topic for 2012”)in which
“In his 90-minute presentation, Getty discussed a topic that will be front and center this week as the Maryland General Assembly convenes its 2012 session in Annapolis. When the gavel falls on Jan. 11, state legislators will be faced with reviewing a sweeping change in state Senate and House of Delegates districts…”
Reading both articles will help you get your arms around the consequences and challenges of congressional and Maryland state redistricting in Carroll County:
In letter to Gov. O'Malley, Sykesville officials denounce state redistricting plan Proposal places Sykesville and part of Eldersburg in split delegate district with Howard County By Katie V. Jones January 15, 2012 http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-sykesville-council-0115-20120115,0,1562350.story
Shift in Carroll's district lines a hot topic for 2012 Getty hosts town hall session on state, congressional plans By Katie V. Jones January 7, 2012
http://www.baltimoresun.com/explore/carroll/news/ph-ce-redistricting-0108-20120107,0,244855.story
Labels: Carroll Co Issues, Journalists Jones-Katie Jones, Md Gen Assembly 2012 430, MD Redistricting Decennial, Newspapers Explore Carroll, People Getty-Joe Getty
Redistricting in Carroll Co hot topic from 1 end of county to other & more-Katie V. Jones ExploreCarroll.com http://tinyurl.com/79o26f5
http://kevindayhoffwestgov-net.blogspot.com/2012/01/redistricting-in-carroll-county-hot.html
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