Oh boy, more city council-Mayor shenanigans...

[Townsend]

Per GT Bynum's FB post:

Today for 1st time in a long time collaboration btwn Mayor & Council prevailed over infighting.Good results for Tulsa on budget.#hallelujah

Nothing more to add yet

[Breadburner]

Looks like all that is down the drain....

[patric]

From the latest proposal on redistricting, it looks like District 4 may be getting a lot bigger, growing south into District 9. 
Since the D4 councilor has tended to focus on downtown in the past, it seems like more people will be less represented by increasing the fence line.   
What was the reasoning behind that?

[rdj]

The rational is the population of the existing districts in midtown & north Tulsa has decreased.  The districts have to roughly represent the same amount of people.  In addition, certain racial classifications are protected and the district cannot "squeeze" them out by diluting the percentage of the race.  As a result district one boundary was moved east, district four boundary was moved south (& west in some areas) and district nine boundary was moved south and east.

I don't think the proposed districts are perfect, however, I like that Owen Park is lumped with downtown and the neighborhoods just south of downtown are now a part of the district that covers downtown.  District four should end up being one of the most diverse districts in the city.

[Townsend]

From a Bynum FB post:

Judge rules 2011 Council district boundaries apply for Fall elections-not 2001 boundaries

[Gaspar]

From a Bynum FB post:

I saw that in one of Bynum's tweets.

Done deal I guess.

[Townsend]

I saw that in one of Bynum's tweets.

Done deal I guess.

Sounds like it.

[Hoss]

Sounds like it.

So I guess I'm a D3 instead of a D5.  Damn.

[RecycleMichael]

So I guess I'm a D3 instead of a D5.  Damn.

We need good people in district 3 as well. I will try to think of some city board that you could represent district 3.

[patric]

We need good people in district 3 as well. I will try to think of some city board that you could represent district 3.

When I hand delivered my volunteer paperwork for the Sign Advisory Board to Mayor LaFortune's office, I didnt get so much as an acknowledgment.  Sometimes a willingness to serve just isnt enough.

[Conan71]

I need to double check mine now.  With the old alignment, parts of the neighborhood are D-5 and part is D-4.  I've seen both Blake and Trail signs.

Just a suggestion to Blake: While the small signs look cool, it's are hard to figure out they are a campaign sign when driving past.  I can figure it out pedaling along and as well I'm aware he's running, but I doubt more than a handful of my neighbors outside the 18-45 age range have a clue who "Blake" is.  Those in that age bracket who never venture downtown likely wouldn't recognize the name either.

[rdj]

The residents of Lortondale that I've spoken with are none too happy with this realignment.  In the past they were district four and were excited about working hard to elect Blake Ewing.  Now they find themselves represented by the district five councilor, of which the current seat holder has no opponent on the horizon.

[Conan71]

Okay, the current map which is up on the city council web page shows I'm still in D4.  Does anyone know if this is the new alignment or not?  It looks like the one I was familiar with and when I plug in my address, it shows I'm still in D-4 as is all of Lortondale I and Hoover.  It appears the boundary is Maybe Hudson or Joplin on the east.

http://www.tulsacouncil.org/district-finder/map.aspx

[Townsend]

Okay, the current map which is up on the city council web page shows I'm still in D4.  Does anyone know if this is the new alignment or not?  It looks like the one I was familiar with and when I plug in my address, it shows I'm still in D-4 as is all of Lortondale I and Hoover.  It appears the boundary is Maybe Hudson or Joplin on the east.

http://www.tulsacouncil.org/district-finder/map.aspx

From the article I read yesterday you are now 5.  I believe it cut off at Yale.  This is the 2001 map if the article was correct.  I'll see if I can find it.

Modified:

This is what I saw yesterday.

[rdj]

Okay, the current map which is up on the city council web page shows I'm still in D4.  Does anyone know if this is the new alignment or not?  It looks like the one I was familiar with and when I plug in my address, it shows I'm still in D-4 as is all of Lortondale I and Hoover.  It appears the boundary is Maybe Hudson or Joplin on the east.

http://www.tulsacouncil.org/district-finder/map.aspx

Here is the final map:



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