SALISBURY – Officials say concerns and questions regarding a new councilmanic map will be addressed later this month.
In November, the Wicomico County Council met with representatives of the 2021 Redistricting Committee to discuss a proposed plan to reconfigure three councilmanic districts based on new 2020 Census data.
“The county is required after each Census, which is every 10 years, to appoint a redistricting commission to basically balance out the five councilmanic districts as best we can,” committee chair Gail Bartkovich said at the time. “So each one of you who represents a district, it’s equal in the number of people you represent.”
As a result of population changes, committee members recommended a councilmanic map change that moved three residents, located south of Route 50 in Willards, from District 3 to District 5, and 49 people, located in the Village in the Park subdivision, from District 3 to District 4.
During a public hearing on Tuesday, however, North Park Drive resident John Rankin questioned its purpose.