Supes to pick 1 of 3 plans at meeting
Three maps, each offering different splits on the five Madison County supervisors' districts, are up for public review before a vote on Monday.
The proposals on how to divide the county to reflect 2010 Census figures for elections later this year can be seen online or in person. Residents can look at the proposals via the county's website, http://www.madison-co.com/ or inspect the mounted display maps located outside the board room at the Madison County Chancery Courthouse, 146 W. Center St. in Canton during business hours.
The Board of Supervisors is expected to decide on one of the three plans following a public hearing that begins at 9 a.m. Monday.
"Are any of these perfect plans? No, but the plan chosen will be a fair plan that people can look at and know who their supervisor is as we move forward with the election process," Board of Supervisors President Tim Johnson said Tuesday.
District 3 Supervisor D.I. Smith recommends that residents look over the plans that redistribute the county's population as evenly as possible throughout the five districts before the hearing. Then, he said, he expects the public to respond.
"People need to come to the hearing," he said. "This potentially could be one of the biggest numbers of citizens to get involved since the tax increase in 2008" when angry taxpayers packed the board room.
"I think people will be concerned when they see the massive changes proposed. This was not just tweaking district lines," Smith said.
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