By Rich Flowers
rflowers@athensreview.com
Jan 26, 2021
Jan 26, 2021
Henderson County's commissioner precincts as well as other governmental districts are up for revision in 2021. Work has already begun.
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The process of carving the state and counties into various districts for governmental purposes is underway, with officials hoping it is a less protracted process than 10 years ago.
When the 2020 census numbers are released, the debate can begin in earnest over where the lines can be drawn, but the groundwork is already being laid for the decisions that will be made by the various governing bodies.
Henderson County has contracted with Allison Bass & Associates do the preliminary work on where to draw the lines. A look at the Commissioners precinct map shows keeping the populations between the four precincts can take some creativity. For example a section of Precinct 4, shaped roughly like an elephant extends into Precinct 1.