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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]http://www.ninedistrictsformoco.org/

Has anyone heard of this? They want to change MoCo council districts to eliminate the at-large seats and change them to be by district.

[b]Is there any downside to this approach?[/b] Their petition makes a good point, but of course that's only one side of it.

I signed it anyway, since that just tries to get it on the ballot in November, and I think it's worth it to have the voters decide.[/quote]

Currently, you're represented by 5 councilmembers - your district councilmember and the four at-large councilmembers. So that's 5 councilmembers you can ask, if you want a councilmember to do something.

If this passes, you'll be represented by 1 councilmember. And if that 1 councilmember doesn't want to do what you're asking, you're out of luck.

I have a low opinion of my current district councilmember, so I have experience with this.[/quote]

This. Although I must say this Council is the first Council I’ve seen in a long time where at-large members care about more than just their personal geographical region. Elrich didn’t become interested in upcounty issues until he ran for Executive.   Most of them have been like that. Glass really seems to care about the entire county. So does Albornoz.  And Jawando at least cares about certain issues across the county. [/quote]

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