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Madison County board member Chris Guy presented two redistricting maps with 29 and 27 districts for the board to review as alternatives to the 25-district map proposed by Chairman Kurt Prenzler.  “I think it’s in the board’s hands and the public to provide input to decide which direction to go,” Guy said at a Government Relations Committee meeting on May 19.  The meeting was held shortly before county board members rejected Prenzler’s map at a board meeting held that evening.  Guy thanked Prenzler for opening the door to the discussion, saying they would not be exploring the poss...

Belleville News-Democrat Madison County Board Chair Kurt Prenzler proposed reducing the number of board members to 25. The county board rejected his plan Wednesday night saying it would make it harder for people without financial backing to be elected. Editor’s note: This story was originally published by the Belleville News-Democrat, a news partner of St. Louis Public Radio. The Madison County Board voted down a redistricting map proposed by County Chairman Kurt Prenzler Wednesday night, one day after the plan was heavily criticized by county board members. The redistricting map present...

Prenzler During a public hearing Tuesday, members of the public and the Madison County board raised concerns over the potential costs and work load of reducing the county from 29 to 25 districts.  The meeting was held as an opportunity for the public to view a redistricting map of Madison County proposed by Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler in accordance with state law. The public and members of the board were presented with the opportunity to discuss the proposed map and ask questions. No votes were taken.  Prenzler’s map was drawn by the University of Illinois Geo...

EDWARDSVILLE — A plan to reduce the number of Madison County Board seats by five got a...

County Board committee offers alternative redistricting map Scott Cousins, scousins@thetelegraph.com FacebookTwitterEmail 3of3 EDWARDSVILLE — Madison County’s Government Relations Committee has filed a second proposed redistricting map for Madison County Board seats that would retain the current number of members. This comes the day after Madison Board Chairman Kurt Prenzler unveiled a proposal that would reduce the number of board seats to 25 from the current 29. “The proposed map has support from both Republicans and Democrats serving on the county board,” said Government Relations...