The Rockland County Legislature’s Special Committee for Redistricting launched the first in a series of public forums tonight to outline the redistricting process and timeline, and to allow for public comment and community participation.
Rockland County Legislators Michael Grant and Alden Wolfe, who chair the special committee, as well as committee members Legislators Toney L. Earl, Lon M. Hofstein, John W. McGowan, and Itamar J. Yeger were present. Legislator James Foley was also present.
Rockland’s 17 county legislative districts will be redrawn to equalize the population in the districts using data from the 2020 census. Redistricting occurs every 10 years following the results of the U.S. Census to reflect changes in population.
New district maps reflecting population changes between 2010 and 2020, as determined by the 2020 census, are expected to be completed in August/September, and will be available for public viewing and comment.
In addition to the public forums, information about this evolving effort will be provided on a dedicated web page (https://rocklandgov.com/.../county.../redistricting/) via news releases, and on the Rockland County Legislature’s social media platforms.
The committee heads to Haverstraw on Thursday, June 9 for the next public forum. It starts at 7 p.m. at Haverstraw Town Hall, 1 Rosman Road, Garnerville.
Here’s the schedule for the additional three forums:
• Town of Stony Point: 6 p.m. Tuesday, June 21 at Rho Building, 5 Club House Lane.
• Town of Clarkstown: 6 p.m. Wednesday, June 29 at Clarkstown Town Hall, 10 Maple Ave., New City.
• Town of Ramapo: 6 p.m. Thursday, June 30 at Ramapo Town Hall, 237 Route 59, Airmont.
The presentation made this evening will be posted to the Legislature’s redistricting page. We anticipate posting it on Thursday.
The public may submit comments regarding redistricting to the Clerk to the Legislature at legclerk@co.rockland.ny.us
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