to over 2,100. Eckenwiler said that the Ward 6 Redistricting Task Force was “totally uninterested” in his proposed suggestion of moving about 600 people west of the Union Station tracks back into ANC 6B to ameliorate this issue. Eckenwiler said that despite providing feedback at the Task Force meeting about his concerns, he does not believe that these changes will be taken up. Commissioner Eckenwiler map draft proposal #1, from “My impression is February 28. Photo: M.Eckenwiler. that the task force has made up its mind and that nothing’s going to change regardless of what we or anybody else says to them,” Eckenwiler said. “But that’s just my impression.” Commissioner Joel Kelty (6C05) spoke about the proposed maps and expressed support for a map that would not shift the boundary between ANC 6A and ANC 6C as it will reduce the ANC 6C influence on Commissioner Eckenwiler’s second map proposal that the H Street corridor. moves the 6A boundary in NoMa to 6th Street in north east NoMa. “It reduces our sphere of influence on legal minimum of 1,900 residents per the H Street corridor SMD which Eckenwiler said is “proand, in fact, takes us completely out of foundly out of balance” and stated the retail subdistrict,” he said. “I’m not concerns about representation issues sure it’s in the best interest of the ANC,” at the polls. Kelty said. “Their entire map, I think, is inTransportation and Public Space consistent with District law,” EckenCommittee (TPS) Chair Michael Upwiler said. “And honestly, I think it’s right spoke in support of Kelty’s com[subject to] legal challenges because it ments on the H Street corridor. gives overrepresentation to 6E voters.” “I just wanted to weigh in support In the current draft map, nearly all of Commissioner Kelty’s comments of the seven proposed SMDs in ANC on the H Street corridor, and how im6C are over 2,000 people; one is home portant that is to 6C,” Upright said.
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