BRENHAM CITY COUNCIL ADOPTS REDISTRICTING PLAN

Josh Blaschke Send an email May 19, 2022
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The Brenham City Council unanimously adopted a final redistricting plan at its meeting today (Thursday).

Syd Falk of Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, LLP reviews with the Brenham City Council on Thursday the steps the city has taken to redistrict its council wards.

After reviewing the map of the four redistricted council wards, the council voted to approve an ordinance proceeding with a redistricting plan that will take effect on January 1, 2023, in time for the May 2023 general election.  No comments were made during a public hearing for the proposal.

Syd Falk with Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta, LLP said the biggest changes to the council ward map were made to address overpopulation in Atwood Kenjura’s Ward 3 and underpopulation in Albert Wright’s Ward 2.  The adjustments were made by moving tracts from Ward 3 to Adonna Saunders’ Ward 4 and from Shannan Canales’ Ward 1 to Ward 2.

 

 

The plan was created after a special council meeting on May 5th, when Washington County Elections Administrator Carol Jackson said one of the proposed maps would move the American Legion Hall, a polling location, into Ward 2.  Falk said the county has indicated the new map is acceptable and allows the city’s wards to suitably align with county precinct lines.

 

 

Brenham Police Captain Lloyd Powell (right) accepts a proclamation from the Brenham City Council declaring May 15-21 as National Peace Officers Memorial Week.

Falk said the new total maximum deviation between the city’s four wards, calculated by adding the deviation percentage between the least and most populated districts, totals 7.07 percent, which falls within the 10 percent deviation allowed by law.  Prior to redistricting, the city’s ward deviation was 17.46 percent.

The second reading of the ordinance will be held at the council’s meeting on June 2nd.

Also at today's meeting, the council:

  • Approved a service agreement with Bassco Services, Inc. for $232,012 for the design, construction and installation for the rebuild of the former Marathon Oil fuel farm and associated equipment from Alberth Aviation.  The fuel farm and equipment was purchased and relocated to the Brenham Municipal Airport on March 15th, and includes two 12,000 gallon fuel tanks.
  • Appointed members to the city’s Airport Master Plan Committee.  Serving on the committee will be Ward 3 Councilmember Atwood Kenjura, Ward 4 Councilmember Adonna Saunders, City Manager Carolyn Miller, Development Services Director Stephanie Doland, Airport Manager Debora Pinto, Planning/Airport Technician Kim Hodde, Brenham Airport Liaison and pilot Randy Hodge, TxDOT Aviation Project Manager Mollie Klenzendorf, Washington County EMS Director Kevin Deramus, corporate aviation representative and pilot Scott Caggiano, general aviation representative and pilot Gary Snow, Blinn College-Brenham Campus Executive Dean Dr. John Turner, and Brannon Industrial Group President Blake Brannon.
  • Accepted a $35,000 donation from the Fortnightly Club for the Nancy Carol Roberts Memorial Library.
  • Presented a Chief's Commendation to Brenham Police Officer Lawrence Garnett.

Click here to view the agenda packet for Thursday's meeting.

One change takes a tract bordered to the west by Schuerenberg Street, to the south by Vulcan Street, to the east by Austin Street and to the north by Jefferson Street and moves it from Ward 1 to Ward 2.
(courtesy City of Brenham)
A second adjustment moves a tract extending west to Park Street, south to Seelhorst Street, east to Chappell Hill Street and north to Sycamore Street from Ward 1 to Ward 2.
(courtesy City of Brenham)
Another change places a tract inside Ward 4 from Ward 3. The tract starts at Market Street on the west, goes north to Sixth Street and south to Mansfield Street, and ends at Chappell Hill Street on the east.
(courtesy City of Brenham)
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