One of two competing redistricting plans clears first hurdle
Council attorney Allan Wade came up with the second redistricting plan, the one that moves only a single precinct, to account for areas formerly in the city that were de-annexed since the 2020 U.S. Census. (The Daily Memphian files)
The plan approved Tuesday would create a Cordova council district. A second plan didn’t make it onto the Tuesday, May 2, agenda but will be back for a first vote in two weeks.
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