An online survey is available for county residents to express their preferences, public hearing scheduled for Aug. 23

Boulder County, Colo. – The Board of County Commissioners is seeking feedback on proposed district boundaries for Boulder County and will hold a public hearing on Aug. 23.

Per state statue, County Commissioners’ districts must be revised after each federal census to assure roughly equal population per district. Boulder County is divided into three districts and one commissioner is elected from each district by the voters of the whole county.

Even though commissioners are elected countywide, they must reside in the district that they represent, meaning that each commissioner must live in a unique district from the other two.

What: Commissioners’ Districts Public Hearing
When: Tuesday, Aug. 23, 3 p.m.
Where: Commissioners Hearing Room, Boulder County Courthouse, third floor, 1325 Pearl St., Boulder

Four district options have been developed and are available for review and comment. Residents may suggest alternate options through the online survey or at the public hearing on Aug. 23.

Visit www.BoulderCounty.org and search “redistricting” to find the County Commissioners’ Districts page and a link to the survey.

The four options were developed using the following principles:
· Keep large communities intact as best as possible, while still distributing populations per district nearly equally
· Use easy to decipher boundary lines that follow major roadways and/or census tracts
· Take expected growth for the next 10 years into account, especially in the northeast part of the county

Feedback
Visit www.surveymonkey.com/s/CountyDistricts to take the District Options survey and submit comments online.

Comments may be also submitted to commissioners@bouldercounty.org or in-person at the public hearing on Aug. 23.

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