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M E M O R A N D U M
TO : Mayor Goodland and Council Members
FROM: Gina Bicknese, City Clerk
DATE : December 8, 1981
SUBJECT: Reprecincting
Earlier today several suggestions for changes were made by Council
Members. The following explanations and a transparency will show the
suggestions in total .
In addition to the suggestions of the Commissioner of Elections as outlined
in my December 4 memo, Council Member Hammer proposed that Hawthorne Apart-
ments(population 364) be switched from Ward 2 Precinct 5 to Ward 4 Precinct
5 and that all of Pammel Court and Hawthorne combine to make one precinct.
Ward 4 Precinct 4 would then consist of the remaining areas of what was Ward
4 Precincts 4 and 5. This proposal would result in the following populations:
Ward 2 = 11,349 Ward 4 - 11,537
Precinct 1 - 1,800 Precinct 1 - 1,833
Precinct 2 - 1,777 Precinct 2 - 1,839
Precinct 3 - 1,872 Precinct 3 - 1,702
Precinct 4 - 1,999 Precinct 4 - 2,600 (only 1,466
Precinct 5 - 2,045 registered voters)
Precinct 6 - 1,856 Precinct 5 - 1,679
Precinct 6 - 1,884
Council Member Hammer then requested that the boundaries of Ward 1 Precincts
2, 3 and 4 be straightened and that the length of Ward 1 Precinct 6 be reduced.
Ward 1 = 11,313
Precinct 1 - 1,907
Precinct 2 - 1,936
Precinct 3 - 1,582
Precinct 4 - 2,216
Precinct 5 - 2,249
Precinct 6 - 1,423
It was then discovered that the Census Service Bureau information was incorrect
for the large block bounded by Storm/Ash/Plortensen/and the east side of the
Towers. The Bureau listed a population of 630. There are only 26 dwelling
units in the area. Using the census ratio of 2.45 persons per unit would result
in a population figure for the block of 63. The Towers Residence Office was
then contacted to see if the excess population should have been included with
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the Towers. That was the case. The 567 difference was then added to the
Towers in Ward 3 Precinct 5.
Ward 3 = 11,084
Precinct 1 - 1 ,372
Precinct 2 - 2,014
Precinct 3 - 1,932
Precinct 4 - 1,508
Precinct 5 - 2,339
Precinct 6 - 1,919
Council Members Thurston and Parks then expressed their desire that the area
bounded by 20th/Duff/12th/Northwestern remain in Ward 2 (population 964) and
the area between the railroad tracks/Grand/Lincoln Way/Squaw Creek remain in
Ward 1 (population 460). This would result in the following based on the
suggestions previously made:
Ward 1 = 10,809 Ward 2 = 11,853
Precinct 1 - 1,907 Precinct 1 - 1 ,340
Precinct 2 - 2,396 Precinct 2 - 2,741
Precinct 3 - 1,582 Precinct 3 - 1 ,872
Precinct 4 - 2,216 Precinct 4 - 1,999
Precinct 5 - 1,285 Precinct 5 - 2,045
Precinct 6 - 1,423 Precinct 6 - 1 ,856
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With all of the suggestions made so far the Wards and Precincts total up as
follows:
Ward 1 = 10,809 Ward 2 = 11,853
Precinct 1 - 1,907 Precinct 1 - 1,340
Precinct 2 - 2,396 Precinct 2 - 2,741
Precinct 3 - 1,582 Precinct 3 - 1 ,872
Precinct 4 - 2,216 Precinct 4 - 1 ,999
Precinct 5 - 1,285 Precinct 5 - 2,045
Precinct 6 - 1,423 Precinct 6 - 1,856
Ward 3 = 11,084 Ward 4 = 11,537
Precinct 1 - 1,372 Precinct 1 - 1,833
Precinct 2 - 2,014 Precinct 2 - 1,839
Precinct 3 - 1 ,932 Precinct 3 - 1,702
Precinct 4 - 1,508 Precinct 4 - 2,600
Precinct 5 - 2,339 Precinct 5 - 1,679
Precinct 6 - 1 ,919 Precinct 6 - 1,884
Total Population - 45,283
Average Ward Population - 11,320
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