Gary Common Council approves new redistricting plan, ready to sign settlement in lawsuit
The Gary Common Council is facing a federal lawsuit over failing to redistrict.
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The Gary Common Council is facing a federal lawsuit over failing to redistrict.
“The ball was dropped. I’m just trying to protect us going forward."
The Gary Common Council’s failure to meet the deadline and update its redistricting maps as required by law led the state legislature to look at an amendment that extends the map filing deadline to May 15 and prompted a federal civil rights lawsuit against the city council.
The legislation will be discussed during the Nov. 1 and 15 City Council meetings.
"We want to reimagine Gary by renaming a lot of these streets and buildings with people who look like us, who should be honored."