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St. Louis County Boundary Lines

Tuesday, July 12, 2011

County Redistricting Commission Gets Glimpse of Shifts

Four St. Louis County Council districts lost population including District 4, which covers Florissant. That will lead to the expansion of some boundaries.

As Florissant gets ready to redraw its boundary lines, the St. Louis County Districts are undergoing the same task. For at least one night, the commission drawing up new lines for the St. Louis County Council had a quiet meeting. The St. Louis County Council Reapportionment Commission spent most of Monday's meeting in Clayton listening to a presentation on St. Louis County census figures and sketching out details for the next two July public hearings. Only one audience member spoke out about how to rearrange the map before the commission adjourned. But keeping the process tranquil will be the challenge for the commission, a 14-person body evenly split between Republicans and Democrats. The body is tasked with drawing new boundaries for the…

Kevin

8:52 am on Wednesday, July 13, 2011

Florissant will be lucky if they have their ward boundaries drawn up by Thanksgiving of 2012. I'm not kidding!   more ›

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