Tech, Atlantic Station Redrawn Under Latest Map

and would be moved into District 3, currently represented by Ivory Lee Young, under the latest map being considered by the Atlanta City Council as part of its redistricting process.

Currently, the Midtown landmarks and communities reside within Atlanta City Councilman Kwanza Hall’s District 2.

“We have to adhere to the guidelines of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, which prevents historically black voting districts from being diluted in terms of their voting strength,” said Hall. “My colleagues and I had to develop some agreements and strategies to see if we could develop some solutions to our concerns.”

After holding and several committee meetings on new district boundaries, , thus starting the process all over again.

“District 2 was a critical issue because its population increased substantially over the last decade, while many other council districts declined,” Hall said. “So we had to determine how to redistrict population among districts that were majority white and others that were majority non-white.”

“Several council members were concerned about the demographic makeup of their redrawn districts,” said Yolanda Adrean, who represents District 8. “This new map makes some great progress in terms of complying with federal law.”

Cities, counties and states are required by law to redraw and adjust their electoral boundaries when a new Census is completed, to reflect new population numbers and demographics.

In order to account for 2010 census data, each of the city’s 12 districts must have a population of 35,000.

City planners developed a total of four maps for consideration. However, on Monday, the council decided to consider another map.

A public hearing on the new map will be held on Monday, Dec. 12, at 6 pm, in Atlanta city council chambers.