The Oregon House and Senate Committees on Redistricting will hold a public hearing on Friday, April 15th from 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM at Tillamook Bay Community College. Senate District 16 residents will also be able to participate via live video conference at the OSU Seafood Lab in Astoria.
This hearing replaces the originally scheduled hearing on March 11th that was cancelled due to a tsunami warning on the Oregon coast.
Please be advised, the Astoria video conference site has changed from the Oregon Employment Department to the OSU Seafood Lab, 2001 Marine Drive, Conference Room 231, Astoria, OR 97103.
The Senate and House Redistricting Committees are holding hearings across the state to provide Oregonians an opportunity to discuss the redistricting process, what defines a “community of interest,” and how legislative and congressional districts may change as a result of state population changes since 2000. By law, the criteria for redistricting require that each district, as nearly as practicable, shall:
• Be contiguous;
• Be of equal population;
• Utilize existing geographic or political boundaries;
• Not divide communities of common interest; and
• Be connected by transportation links.
On February 23rd, 2011 the United States Census Bureau released Oregon’s 2010 Census Population totals. The 2010 Census shows that Oregon has grown by 409,675 people since the last census in 2000.
Residents unable to attend the hearing can also e-mail testimony to oregon.redistricting@state.or.us.
WHAT: Joint Meeting of the House and Senate Redistricting Committees
WHEN: Friday, April 15th, 11:00 AM – 2:00 PM
WHERE: Tillamook Bay Community College
4301 3rd St, Tillamook, OR 97141 Room 214/215
Videoconference option (UPDATED):
OSU Seafood Lab
2001 Marine Drive, Conference Room 231, Astoria, OR 97103
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