King County Council appoints citizens to redraw districts
January 30, 2011
New: Jan. 30, 11:12 a.m.
King County Council members appointed a team of community leaders last week to update the map for representation in county government.
The council appointed four members Jan. 18 to the King County Districting Committee, the citizen committee responsible for redrawing council districts based on 2010 Census data. The county is carved into nine districts, each represented by a single council member.
“Redistricting is a challenging, time-consuming process that is vital to ensuring our residents are fairly represented,” Councilman Reagan Dunn said in a statement. “We are grateful that these four highly-qualified community members are willing to provide their service to King County.” Read more
