City Of Fort Worth: Public Hearing Set On Proposed Redistricting Map

Press release from City of Fort Worth:

February 17, 2022

The City Council will conduct a special work session at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 22, to discuss a proposed redistricting map that will be presented to the public. The three maps being considered can be viewed on the city’s redistricting webpage. 

The work session will be in Room 2020 at City Hall, 200 Texas St. The meeting is open to the public and will be available for viewing. 

The public hearing originally scheduled for Feb. 21 has been canceled because a map was not selected by the Council on Feb. 15. A public hearing will be conducted to receive public comment on the selected map at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 24, in the City Council Chamber. The hearing was moved to the City Council Chamber to allow for residents to provide comments by phone. Any future meetings will be listed on the redistricting webpage and details will be shared using all city communications channels.

Advance registration to speak at the hearing is required and must be received no later than two hours before the posted start time of the public hearing.

You may register:

• Online using the speaker card. To register online, Click on the agenda for the meeting date; open the document and then click on Speaker/Comment card.
• Call the City Secretary’s Office at 817-392-6150.
• Complete a speaker card in-person in the City Secretary’s Office at City Hall no later than two hours prior to the state of the meeting.

A final redistricting map is expected to be approved in late March ahead of the May 2023 municipal elections.

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