Evanston redistricting

Some residents, left out of the new 5th Ward school lines, wonder about their place in a remapped ward

Bob2 years ago2 years ago010 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Some longtime residents living east of Ridge Avenue in Evanston’s Fifth Ward brought concerns about that area’s exclusion from the attendance boundaries of School District 65’s new school into a discussion of new political boundaries for the city. At the city’s Redistricting Committee meeting Jan. 26, longtime resident Jane Evans told…

Step by step, new ward boundaries taking shape in Evanston

Bob2 years ago2 years ago07 mins

By Bob Seidenberg Members of the city’s Redistricting Committee are inching toward mapping the city’s first new political boundaries in 20 years. Committee members have now conducted ward-to-ward analyses in eight of the city’s nine wards, with a meeting on the west side’s Fifth Ward scheduled for Jan. 26. Fourth Ward City Council member Jonathan Nieuwsma, who seeks…

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Some residents, left out of the new 5th Ward school lines, wonder about their place in a remapped ward

Step by step, new ward boundaries taking shape in Evanston