The subcommittee on redistricting has released its recommendations on redrawing the boundaries for each ward, and, as expected, Capitol Hill is slated to lose a chunk to Ward 7. Eastern High School and Eliot-Hine Middle School will stay with Ward 6, but everything east of 17th Street, including Reservation 13, will become part of Ward [...]
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Whether or not the message got through to members of the Special Committee on Redistricting, yesterday’s rally did attract the attention of local news outlets. If you missed it, Greater Greater Washington and the City Paper both have articles up today. We also have the video below from Fox 5. Did you go to the [...]
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[Thus far, we have offered our readers perspectives on redistricting from ANC 6B Commissioner Brian Flahaven and Ward 6 Councilmember Tommy Wells. Today we turn to Hill East resident and THIH contributor Tim Krepp for his perspective.] As many of you already know, I, and many of the eastern fringe of Capitol Hill, may soon [...]
Every 10 years our nation redraws political boundaries based on the latest U.S. Census results. Here in the District of Columbia, redistricting is well underway—and the stakes are high. My position on redistricting is firm: Ward 6 boundaries should remain intact, with the exception of bringing Kingman Park back into our ward.
Tags: ANC·redistricting·Tommy Wells·Ward 6
Tuesday evening at 5:45p, residents are invited to gather at Lincoln Park (13 & East Capitol, SE) to “Keep Capitol Hill Together” in a rally to make it clear that blocks on the eastern boundary of Ward 6 do not want to be redistricted into Ward 7. Organized by ANC 6B09 Commissioner Brian Flahaven, the [...]
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At its May meeting, ANC 6A in Northeast Capitol Hill voted to take a position on redistricting, with rumors abounding as to the possible loss of communities on its eastern edge to Ward 7. In a letter to Councilmembers Brown, Evans and Mendelson – members of the Special Committee on Redistricting – the ANC not [...]
The census numbers are in and it’s time for the city to redraw the boundary lines for each Ward to maintain a roughly equivalent population in each. Our neighboring Wards need to gain some population, which can directly impact Ward 6 — most notably, to the east and south — Hill East and Near Southeast. [...]
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This guest post is by ANC 6B Commissioner Brian Flahaven. The views expressed are his own and do not necessarily reflect those of the writers of The Hill Is Home. We welcome constructive discussion about the issue in the comments. In the next few weeks, the DC Council’s Subcommittee on Redistricting will propose and vote [...]
Tags: redistricting·Ward 6
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