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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ward 7 already expanded across the Anacostia in the last redistricting. I lived right where the line was drawn in NE DC when it happened and it was a brutal fight. That said, my friends who live in Kingman Park don't seem to mind being in Ward 7. I imagine the neighbors on the other side of the line are already expecting that boundary to move west. It was one of the reasons we decided to move.

Interesting tidbit though.... the current Ward 6 councilman, Mr. Allen, lives right in that area and he could easily be redistricted out of 6 and into 7 if he doesn't move.[/quote]

Why did potentially being redistricted make you want to move? Since school boundaries aren't connected to ward boundaries, why does it matter?[/quote]

Parking was also ward based at the time and we enjoyed free parking across ward 6 - it was glorious! I think that changed already but I am not sure. Generally, I was really engaged in my local ANC, which included the east side of H Street, so the idea of being segmented differently didn't sit super well with me. Our lives were facing west and north, not east, and the idea of not being able to influence development in that area was frustrating.

In truth, we were going to move to a bigger place anyway, we were just more inclined to look further in Ward 6 or elsewhere after the redistricting effort. We landed in Ward 4.[/quote]

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