Community Corner
Commissioners To Consider Redistricting Proposals (UPDATED WITH VOTE)
A public hearing and subsequent vote is expected tonight at the County Center in downtown Tampa on redistricting proposals.
UPDATED — Hillsborough County Commissioners voted June 20 to split the Greater Brandon area at State Road 60. The Greater Brandon area north of State Road 60 — including Dover, Mango, and parts of Valrico — is moved to District 2, under the new electoral boundaries for county commission seats. Those areas currently are in District 4.
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The Hillsborough County Board of County Commissioners is expected to vote tonight, June 20, on redistricting proposals for electoral boundaries.
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A public hearing is set to take place before the vote, kicking off at 6 p.m.
Long-time civic activist Lisa Rodriguez, in a Brandon Patch preview article, said she is concerned proposals to split the Greater Brandon area, including Bloomingdale, into several districts could hurt a unified approach to future development.
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Commissioner Al Higginbotham said he sees merits to "both sides of the issue" and that he looks forward to what he expected to be an in-depth discussion on th issue, before the vote.
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