Sitka Assembly to Consider Ruedrich Redistricting Plan

The Sitka Assembly will            Alaskans for Fair and
consider a resolution              Equitable Redistricting.
opposing a legislative             Sitka election precincts on
redistricting proposal that        the south side of the city
would split Sitka into two         would join a new House
state House districts.             district with Ketchikan,
Critics of the plan in Sitka       while Halibut Point Road
say splitting the community        residents would vote with
of nearly 9,000 will diminish      residents of downtown Juneau.
the town's legislative             The Sitka Sentinel says
influence.  The plan was           residents on opposite sides
proposed by a group led by         of town would be represented
state Republican Party             by different state senators
chairman Randy Ruedrich            under the plan.
(REED'-rik) that calls itself      

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