Early Public Comment Roundup Gives ICRC A Glimpse At Road Ahead

Members of the public have been providing public comments since the inception of the Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission Track, but on Monday, commissioners got a peek at what those commenters were saying about the maps created between March 1 and May 14. The data was presented by three members of the University of Michigan's Center for Local, State, and Urban Policy. Aggregating 174 public comments addressing 688 specific points of interest, the presentation noted that the most common concerns were keeping jurisdictions whole and keeping communities of interest whole.