Organizational Structure Subcommittee Summary Report and Potential Ward Scenarios
Organizational Structure Subcommittee Summary Report 6/28/06
Potential Ward Boundaries - Scenario #1
Potential Ward Boundaries - Scenario #2
Potential Ward Boundaries - Scenario #3
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The scenario 1 map link is just a link to the report. This link works.
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I'm curious as to why Scenario 1 is included since it is not even close to politically viable. The other two scenarios have virtually the same number of citizens listed as required by law. Scenario 1, by contrast, appears to be a "strawman" option as it has three times as many citizens in fictious Ward 1 as Ward 4 and surely could not pass a court challenge.
Thank you for the comment. You are absolutely correct that scenario 1 is not realistic. This scenario is where we started when we looked at the maps without the benefit of the census figures. Geographically the three major north/south roadways: Big Bend, Hanley and Brentwood would have made for easy natural boundaries. It is included to show to JSC members and the public the density of the two cities moving westward from the border with the City of St. Louis
Scenario 1 might be legally viable if Missouri law permits a varying number of aldermen per ward (i.e. ward 1 could have 6 aldermen, while ward 4 might have 3). Certainly there's something to be said for keeping together communities of interest, and the main thoroughfares probably divide them better than most lines.
To the quasi-layman soon-to-be resident (i.e. me), it looks like scenario 3 does a better job of not splitting up neighborhoods than scenario 2, although I suspect that if you were willing to use more of Clayton Rd as a ward boundary you might be able to do a better job in the eastern half of the combined city.
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