One week after voting to pay a Washington D.C. company to complete the county’s redistricting by the end of the year, Miami County commissioners unanimously agreed to cancel the agreement and seek help from another company. Miami County Administrator, Shane Krull, says the county is out of compliance with state statute because there is more than 10% difference between the smallest and largest commission districts.
Krull says the commission last reviewed district boundaries in 2022, when there was a 9.22% variance, which was just within allowance. The state requires district boundaries to be reviewed every three years, and the variance is now out of compliance. In order to get in compliance and allow for some growth over the next three years, Krull estimated that about 1,200 people may need to be moved out of District 4, which covers the Spring Hill area. It is the county’s most populated district and another 500 people may need to be moved.
