Note, that the current Ward 14 represents the largest percentage and density of Hispanics in the State of Ohio. Through the deliberations regarding redistricting, the two guiding principals that I have advocated for are keeping the percentage of Hispanics within the ward as highest as possible and trying to maintain neighborhood boundaries.
Hispanic representation - three highest populated wards, current and proposed:
Current wards: W14, 41.0%; W15, 27.6%; W16, 21.6%; W17 20.2%
Proposed wards: W14, 37.3%; W3, 23.9%; W11, 22.8%; W15, 19.9%
Population Estimates for new Wards & Hispanic Density on the near westside
Hispanic population density map:
[Click on image to enlarge]
Current Ward maps and district assignments can be found at:
Cleveland City Council Wards 2010 - 2013
CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL
NEWS RELEASE
Cleveland City Council to vote on new ward boundaries, effective January 2014
CLEVELAND (March 25, 2013) – Cleveland City Council will discuss the new ward boundaries during a special committee of the whole meeting at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, March 26 and hold a special meeting immediately following to vote on the boundaries. The new boundaries take effect on January 6, 2014. The city will see a reduction in the number of wards and seats on Council from 19 to 17 as a part of the voter approved redistricting process.
The redistricting process began in 2012 and consisted of more than 60 meetings and phone conferences; including dialog with Cleveland Clinic, Cleveland Neighborhood Development Coalition, Downtown Cleveland Alliance, Greater Cleveland Partnership, University Circle Inc., and University Hospitals. The process, managed by Triad Research, involved a series of meetings and discussions in 2012 and 2013 from which the new 17 ward boundaries were created. Council must approve the new boundaries by April 1, 2013.
In 1981, voters passed a ballot which dropped the city of Cleveland from 33 wards to 21 wards. Voters again approved a charter change in 2008 which ties the number of wards to the population of Cleveland, with each ward representing roughly 25,000 people. This charter change reduced Council from 21 to 19 wards in 2009.
This year, per charter requirements for decennial redistricting, the city had to once again redraw ward boundaries based on recent census numbers. With a population of about 396,000 the number of wards drops from 19 to17. The residents of Cleveland will vote for Council representatives of the new 17 wards during the general election on November 5, 2013.
“The redistricting process has been fair and transparent, bringing many parties together at the table to create 17 wards within the city of Cleveland,” said Cleveland City Council President Martin J. Sweeney. “Council members, community development organizations, major businesses and organizations, as well as educational institutions, but most importantly our constituents all participated in healthy dialogs to help create the new ward map of the city. The discussions brought about a well thought out redistricting process that will ensure our residents, businesses and institutions are well served by the city.”
Cleveland City Council will reach out to residents in the coming months via mailings, social media and website updates to inform them of which ward they will reside in 2014.
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COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE AND
SPECIAL MEETING OF CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL
TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013, 9:00 A.M.
IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CHARTER OF THE CITY OF CLEVELAND AND THE RULES OF COUNCIL, PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT THERE WILL BE A MEETING OF CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE, FOLLOWED IMMEDIATELY BY A SPECIAL MEETING OF CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL, ON TUESDAY, MARCH 26, 2013, AT 9:00 A.M., FOR THE PURPOSE OF CONSIDERING THE FINAL MAPS OF THE CITY’S NEW WARD BOUNDARIES.
THE COMMITTEE MEETING WILL BE HELD IN THE MERCEDES COTNER COMMITTEE ROOM, 217 CITY HALL.
THE SPECIAL MEETING OF CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL WILL TAKE PLACE IN THE COUNCIL CHAMBER ON THE SECOND FLOOR OF CLEVELAND CITY HALL, 601 LAKESIDE AVENUE, N.E.
Total proposed new redistricted ward population data, click on image for a larger format:
See below for the individual ward maps with street labels.
Ward 01 - Cleveland City Council redistrict map 2014 by Brian Cummins
Brian, on the Hispanic map, what is "Other?" Reporting error?
ReplyDeleteCamilo, what I believe you encountered was a broken link to the image of the map. There must of been something wrong with the link or your browser. The image appear to be OK now.
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