Lake Elsinore Residents Get Last Chance On Redistricting

LAKE ELSINORE, CA — The city of Lake Elsinore will hold a final public hearing Tuesday night to receive input on adjusting the boundaries of the five City Council districts.

By law, each city with a "district-based" election system like Lake Elsinore must, if needed, redraw City Council district boundaries every 10 years to coincide with updated U.S. census data. The process, called redistricting, ensures all districts have substantially equal populations.

The current City Council districts were drawn based on the 2010 census that recorded the city's population at 51,821. By comparison, the city’s 2020 population was recorded as 72,979, which represents a 40.83 percent increase. During the 10-year period, District 2 currently represented by Council Member Steve Manos, and District 3 represented by Mayor Tim Sheridan, both experienced substantial growth.

Below is the current map of Lake Elsinore's five districts:

The map below, dubbed the Tan map, shows the new proposed districts (by color) that will be discussed Tuesday night:

The city is required to hold at least four public hearings that allow community members to provide input on the redistricting process. Public hearings were held on August 25, September 14, February 22, and March 8. Recordings of those hearings are available at https://lake-elsinore.legistar.com/Calendar.aspx.

Lake Elsinore's redistricting process must be completed by April 17.

Tuesday night's Lake Elsinore City Council meeting begins at 7 p.m. The meeting will be held at the Cultural Center, 183 North Main Street. The meeting is also available via livestream at https://lake-elsinore.legistar... To call into the meeting and provide public comment via Zoom, register by clicking the following link before 5 p.m. Tuesday: https://us02web.zoom.us/s/8653...