tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post5998175368607092428..comments2024-03-22T16:02:08.213-05:00Comments on The Wheel: A Look at Richardson's Council DistrictsMark Stegerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02376182294736839659noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2498525082522582900.post-60067094389301389832012-01-11T23:08:43.638-06:002012-01-11T23:08:43.638-06:00Mark,
Hmm. Didn't realize 12 years ago there ...Mark,<br />Hmm. Didn't realize 12 years ago there were significantly more white people on the west side of town notorious for controlling Richardson politics. I guess that fitted the ethnic make up of the Council back then.<br /><br />The 2004 appraisal numbers are a bit stale too. There's been a bit of a downturn in the economy since then. If you wanted to compare something that really sticks out, consider the age of the infrastructure, including water, sewer, utility poles, commercial renovations, etc. A windshield tour is undeniable.<br /><br />I fail to see the validity in dismissing the value of single member districts with such superfluous criteria. Sure, one could point to the age and value of the housing stock and the ethnicity factors. But the factors that are skewing Richardson politics are not that simple.<br /><br />Perhaps you can pull together some numbers on voters and in what neighborhood they reside. Correlate their incomes and associations with their Council voting records and such.<br /><br />Richardson probably needs more than four single member districts to balance Council representation of the residents. In any case, there is no denying that the closer the representatives are to the constituents, the better their demands will be attended. This at-large system in Richardson isolates (and insulates) the Council from the Districts.Nathan Morganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11125033575992516328noreply@blogger.com