NOTICE OF PUBLIC COMMENT PERIOD REGARDING REALIGNING DIRECTOR PRECINCTS
According to the 2020 Census data, the Bell County Water Control and Improvement District No. 1’s (District) Board of Director (Directors) precincts are not of sufficiently equal population and must be redrawn in order to comply with the “one-person, one-vote” (equal population) principle established by the U.S. Constitution.
The District is considering new boundaries for its Director precincts and is soliciting public comment.
COMMENTS MUST BE IN WRITING, AND MUST BE RECEIVED BY 4:00pm ON January 25, 2022. The comments will be considered at the January 26, 2022 Board of Directors meeting, the notice for which will be posted no later than 72 hours before the meeting.
The preliminary plan (Draft Plan A) for the director precincts is available at www.wcid1.org.
The Directors have adopted Guidelines for public participation. The Guidelines, among other things, require that comments be submitted in writing and that you provide your name and contact information. The Guidelines may be found at www.wcid1.org under the elections tab. Any plans that are proposed must conform to the redistricting Criteria adopted by the Directors. The Criteria are found at www.wcid1.org under the elections tab.
You may also call Ricky Garrett at 254.501.9243 if you have any questions.
