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Hyattsville Ward Redistricting 2022

The City of Hyattsville undergoes redistricting of its five Wards every 10 years following the taking of the U.S. Census. This effort ensures an equitable population distribution amongst the Wards for equal representation on the City Council. The Wards cannot have a population distribution of greater or less than 10% from smallest to largest Ward.

Following the 2020 Census, it was determined that Wards 3 and 5 were no longer compliant with the +/- 10% population distribution. City Council selected a nine member Redistricting Commission to evaluate current Census data and make recommendations for new Ward boundaries.

Using public input gathered at community events, Public Hearings, and this platform, the Redistricting Commission developed several Ward maps for City Council's review.

In addition to the public input, the factors considered when drafting the maps included:

natural and physical boundaries, like geographic features and major roadways;
population density;
available demographic data from the 2020 Census (race & ethnicity);
communities of interest, like home-owners associations or other affiliated interest groups;
new housing units currently under construction.

At the December 19, 2022 City Council meeting, Council voted to adopt new Ward map boundaries and amend the City Charter. The updated map will go into effect on February 7, 2023.

View the new Ward Boundary Map

Please send questions to redistricting@hyattsville.org

Former Ward Boundaries Map

Phases

Phases overview

Phase 1: Add your suggestions to the map

Add your suggestions to the map

Phase 2: Review of community feedback

Review of community feedback

Phase 3: Review of Proposed Maps & Public Hearing

Review of Proposed Maps & Public Hearing

Phase 4: Presentation of the final map options

Presentation of the final map options

Phase 5: Final Map Edits

Final Map Edits

Phase 6: Selection of final Ward map

Selection of final Ward map

Phase 7: City Charter Changes & Public Messaging

City Charter Changes & Public Messaging

Final Map Edits

November 8, 2022 5:00 AM - November 15, 2022 5:00 AM

THIS PHASE OF THE PROJECT IS NOW CLOSED

At the November 7, 2022 Council Meeting, the Redistricting Commission presented two updated maps for City Council's approval: Growth Conscious v3 and Minimal Adjustments.

City Council did not reach consensus on either map option and directed the Redistricting Commission to make edits to the Growth Conscious map. These edits included:

Review of the Ward 1/2 Boundary along Hamilton Street
Review of the Ward 1/5 Boundary along 38th Ave
Review of the Ward 3/4 Boundary to utilize the metro tracks as a natural border

Public comment on the two map options is also being accepted until 6 PM on Monday, November 14, 2022. Review the maps below and use the "Submit Comment" button in the upper right hand corner of the page to leave feedback for the Commission. You can also email your comments to redistricting@hyattsville.org.

The Commission will meet virtually on November 14, 2022 at 7:30 PM to vote on the final map option to submit to City Council. The public is welcome to attend this meeting. The agenda and registration link will be posted here.

The updated map will be presented at the November 21 City Council meeting and Council is expected to select a map that evening. The ward boundary changes must be adopted by Charter Amendment Resolution. A public hearing on the Resolution is schedule for December 19, with adoption tentatively scheduled for the Council Meeting of December 19.

Growth Conscious Map v3

3 issues

Will Seath4 years ago I'd like to recommend that the Redistricting Committee Consider the following adjustments to the Growth Conscious Map, which is overall an improvement on the Minimal Adjustments Map (where ward boundaries are less intuitive and less coordinated with clear neighborhood boundaries):It is good that the Growth Conscious Map keeps the residents of Suffrage Point and its immediately surrounding existing neighbors in the same ward. However, the committee should work towards preserving these blocks in Ward 2 as best as possible for the following reasons: Preserving the current residences in and around Suffrage Point within Ward 2 and moving the currently uninhabited lower lot of Suffrage Point from Ward 1 into Ward 2 ensures that the councilmembers elected to Ward 2 - where the Suffrage Point development has been one of the most important election issues for several election cycles - continue to remain accountable to those residents who elected them in large part on the basis of their positions on the development. To change our representatives while the project is still underway does a disservice to the constituents on these blocks. The existing homes on the 4000-4100 block of Hamilton and Gallatin (including the Top of the Park apartments) and the 4100 block of Farragut are already in Ward 2. Other blocks to the north of Queensbury are being moved from Ward 1 into Ward 2 to account for this population change. It is less disruptive to move one currently uninhabited block from Ward 1 into Ward 2 than it is to move multiple blocks of hundreds of residents from Ward 2 into Ward 1 and from Ward 1 into Ward 2 to achieve a similar goal. Keeping these residents in their respective wards, as best as the changes in the numbers of residents allow, incorporates the best goals of the Minimal Adjustments Map into the Growth Conscious Map. This map continues the clarity of the Growth Conscious Map, using 42nd Ave. as a clear boundary between Ward 1 (to the east) and Ward 2 (to the west) over almost its entire run through the city. Breaking Ward 1 and Ward 2 at Hamilton St. disrupts this clarity.

Lisa Walker4 years ago

unknown author4 years ago I honestly see why the city thinks my little corner of Ward 3 should 'really' be in Ward 2. Queen's Chapel provides a nice tidy little divide. But to be honest, we feel far more akin to Ward 4 here on the corner of 39th and Oliver. We're a heavily mixed community that has an easier walk to Heurich Park than to Driscoll. We cross Queens Chapel to go to the Metro and to go see our neighbors. It's weird to think that our neighborhood that centers on PG Plaza [even if that isn't its name now] is somehow about to be part of a Ward that includes downtown and Dematha. I personally ran for city council as a Ward 3 resident last election and as much as it felt like we didn't share much with University Park, it feels weird that we may end up in Ward 2 which feels even more alien to our neck of the woods. We proudly live in the 3900 block of Oliver and we should be in Ward 4.

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