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By DAPHNE HUTCHINSON
Kn|>|Nihann(M'k %«•*« Staff Writer With board member Clarence Baldwin missing and not a single speaker appearing at Monday’s public hearing on redistricting, the Rappahannock supervisors postponed action on drawing boundary lines for the ppunty’s five magisterial districts until a special work session set for 7:30 p.m. on Monday, October 12, in the court house.
After that work session, the board will propose new magisterial district lines for public hearing on November 2.
Redistricting must be completed by December 31, 1981. The supervisors need to act before the year-end deadline, however, in order to give the Justice Department the two months leeway it needs to review and approve the plan.
The 1980 census sets Rappahannock's population at 6,093. Under “one man, one vote” guidelines, the ideal population breakdown for each district is therefore 1,218 or one-fifth of the total. (A variance of five percent over or under is allowable).
The following table shows the current, maximum and minimum populations for each magisterial district.
The supervisors currently are considering four plans which redraw district lines, each within the maximum and minimum population allowed.
Jackson Must Lose
In plan A, the northern boundary of Jackson District will shift to Route 638, moving residents in an area between Hickerson Mountain
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