Council Redistricting to Be Considered

LONGVIEW — The Longview City Council soon will consider a proposed redistricting plan. Redistricting is a regular process of adjusting the lines of City Council voting districts in accordance with population shifts. The districts are intended to be roughly equal in population so that each area of the City is equally represented on the City Council. In Longview, redistricting is traditionally considered every ten years following the decennial census. The proposed redistricting plan would affect Council Districts 2, 5, and 6. In order to balance the population of Longview in all districts, the following is needed: the population of District 2 needs to increase, the population of District 5 needs to decrease, and the population of District 6 needs to increase.

Residents are invited to attend an informational meeting about the proposed redistricting plan to be held at 5:30pm, Tuesday, October 25, at City Hall, 300 West Cotton Street. The proposed redistricting plan will be considered during a Longview City Council meeting at 5:30pm, Thursday, October 27, also at City Hall. The proposed redistricting plan affects Longview City Council voting districts only. The proposal does not affect school districts, county districts, state districts, or national districts. You can go to http://LongviewTexas.gov for more information about the proposed redistricting plan.