The map also focused on incorporating more of southeast Colorado Springs into District 5 as a community of interest rather than splitting it up. The Patty Jewett neighborhood, largely located just east of Old North End, was moved to District 3, as residents said during the June 12 meeting that the neighborhood is similar to and better off grouped with Old Colorado City and the west side than being split into multiple districts. 1 moved voting precincts in Palmer Lake and Monument into District 1.
Schleiker presented the commission with three new maps that they requested at its previous June 12 meeting.īased on resident requests to keep Monument in one district rather than split it along Interstate 25 between Districts 1 and 3, Map No. Census data, El Paso County Clerk and Recorder Steve Schleiker has said. The bill also encourages, as much as possible, preserving 'communities of interest - such as urban, rural or trade areas, or other factors like education, environment or water needs - to ensure 'fair and effective representation.'Įach new district should have a population of roughly 146,550 based on 2020 U.S. Under House Bill 21-1047, passed in 2021, counties cannot see more than 5% in population deviation between their most and least populous districts.
