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Gerrymandering

From conversations with various people who have spoken to Jackson County officials and from State of Oregon, ORS;

This gerrymandering may not even apply here. If the city were doing it gerrymandering would apply, but the city cannot provide a service to only part of it's population. So it must be a private water District with it's own directors, for example, fire district 4. The boundaries can and will be set by those people that want the service and want to be in the district. All who don't want or need the service and whose property can expand a proposed island or whose property borders the proposed border which is now the city limits, can petition to be left out of the water district. The law states all those who can be reasonably be serviced by a proposed district must have the opportunity to opt in. As a water district that should have no ties to the City of Shady Cove, then the north east area of Sam's valley, which has serious water problems must be considered also as it is only several miles distant.

The best argument I feel is that if several islands are allowed, i.e.. mobile home parks, then the upper limit of islands in Shady Cove could be as high as 990 (number of parcels in SC).

Do we remember our proposal in the beginning was that those areas with water problems to form LID's to alleviate that water problem and foot the bill themselves as would be expected in a capitalistic society.

We need to document all flaws and defects in their propoal and counter with our alternative proposal. Lets all hang tough, and comedy may still be our best weapon if it goes to a vote.

BUT !

Gerrymandering does apply if areas ie. Mobile Home Parks are annexed very shortly into the district which will be merged into the city. Why does the district stay within the city limits? Could it be for the impending merger to take place that to be followed by annexation? Vic Corchero

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