Doc Drop: Council Agendas - June 28, 2011

After months of work, the Fredericksburg Planning and Community Development department will present three options for local voter redistricting to the City Council during the regularly scheduled work session on Tuesday, June 28 at 5:30 p.m. 

Following dramatic growth over the last decade, voters of Fredericksburg's City Council Ward 1's population grew by roughly 3,530 over the last 10 years, rising to a total of 8,310 residents according to Census 2010 data. Ward 1's growth rate dwarfs the rest of the city, with Ward 4 growing by 28 percent to 5,390 residents, Ward 2 growing by 4 percent to 5,085 residents, and Ward 3 growing the least, 1.6 percent, to 5,494 residents. Fredericksburg's total population grew by 26 percent over the last 10 years, up from 19,280 to 24,290. 

By law, the districts have to be as close to evenly populated as possible,  allowing for a 10 percent variance between the wards.