Looking For District 2 Candidate

[wrobert]

Good questions all, IW. The BCC last redistricted in 2001 to draw the current lines after the 2000 Census. Yes, Commissioners Walker, Rees, and Pauls were in office then.

The School Board draws their own boundaries under the law, which were slightly different in 2001 from the BCC boundaries. The School Board and BCC appointed a joint Redistricting Committee in 2005 that resulted in the lines matching...using the BCC 2001 lines that are in effect today.

We're required to redistrict after each decennial census...either redraw the lines to match population shifts, or affirm that the existing districts remain within 10% equal of each other. It will be interesting to see the 2010 census data as we go into it. And of course, the mapping tools are so much better now than we had in 2001. It's also required by law to be based on population -- not tax base value, number of cars on the road, number of building permits issued, or anything else like that -- purely population.

The 10% keeps getting mentioned but I never could find it in statute. Either the AG or the SCOFL held one county was okay with a disproportionate share much greater than 10% because part of the county was urban and the other part was largely rural/ag. When we did the match up of the district lines between the BCC and the WCSB, that 10% number kept getting mentioned, but I do not recall anything in statute. I was happy we were able to get the numbers/lines to match though. Personally I thought that was a major accomplishment. What I remember as the main reason for nothing really changed in 2005 was that no consensus could be reached on population numbers and at the time while we had seen explosive growth in the south end, numbers were indicating that the north end, especially Mossy Head and Freeport were trailing behind and could be closer in line by the time the 2011 census occurred. Going to be interesting to see how that played out. But I still believe that District Five is going to be highly concentrated in Miramar.

 

[Matt J]

Hmm, I remember when there was a big push on this board to be horribly afraid of the census. I'm just curious if those folks (who live in the North) were pushing that same agenda in the North?

 

[Smiling JOe]

Romeo, your stories are the best! Love them.

I am not afraid of the census, but the only part I will fill out is that which is required by law -- the number of people residing in my house. Everything else is scary.

 

[Bobby J]

Romeo,

I double dog dare you! That would really rock things up a bit. I would make a great house husband.

 

[Jdarg]

Romeo,

I double dog dare you! That would really rock things up a bit. I would make a great house husband.

Power90 at the BCC!

 

[sunspotbaby]

I'd vote for ya Romeo. ..Get in there girl!

 

[ShallowsNole]

Hey Romeo - you might be a little too young to remember this (maybe not) but your Uncle Freddie and my daddy were in the 1976 election together. They painted a shovel red, white and blue and presented it to the third candidate, who was basically full of sheet.
My grandmother voted for Freddie, and his daughter was my best friend.

Those were the days. ;-)

 

[Romeosmydog]

Hey Romeo - you might be a little too young to remember this (maybe not) but your Uncle Freddie and my daddy were in the 1976 election together. They painted a shovel red, white and blue and presented it to the third candidate, who was basically full of sheet.
My grandmother voted for Freddie, and his daughter was my best friend.

Those were the days. ;-)

'Course i do..he ran against Billy McClean. I was so jealous of Cheri cause she got to wear her "Elect Billy Mclean" shirt to school. Of course I was jealous of her anyway cause she dated Bobby Johnson.

 

[northender]

'Course i do..he ran against Billy McClean. I was so jealous of Cheri cause she got to wear her "Elect Billy Mclean" shirt to school. Of course I was jealous of her anyway cause she dated Bobby Johnson.

Cheri could date anyone she wanted all she had to do was ask but we are talking about dist. 2 north of DeFuniak not Freeport.

 

[idlewind]

Cheri could date anyone she wanted all she had to do was ask but we are talking about dist. 2 north of DeFuniak not Freeport.