This maps splits up Salt Lake County; Utah's most populous. Counties should remain intact as county populations share impacts and concerns.
Andrea J. Garland
I don't like seeing Salt Lake County split up. Counties should remain intact as much as possible, especially the most populous county. In-county populations have common values and economic concerns.
Jayne Barnett
No bad but other maps are better
Martin Shupe
This map fails to keep Salt Lake County, the most populous county in our state with 34% of the entire state population as a single community of interest. This map goes against allowing a single group to choose its own representative. The power of the citizenry is diluted with any division of this county.
Anna Neibling
My initial gut reaction to urban-rural blends was negative, but considering as a Sandy resident I think this area probably DOES have more in common with Tooele and further west than down south. So if there's going to be an urban-rural blend, that's probably not a bad place to draw the lines. I still don't particularly like it, but there are also limits to the spatial resolution of 4 districts.
Dominique Marie Bellanger
We cannot combine urban and rural or rural does not get proper representation
Jason Hoggan
Visually, this area is gerrymandered and not as compact as it could be and is proven possible in other maps.
Eleise Lowe
Adding SL county with rural utah does not represent either community's needs
Michelle Mourtgos
I like how this map combines Park City with the northern part of Salt Lake County. I've seen other maps that combined Park City with the southern part of Salt Lake County which doesn't make as much sense because the main transportation connection from Park City is to the northern part.
Michelle Mourtgos
There are a lot of things that make sense about this map. I like how it combines Tooele, Eagle Mountain, and Lehi together in one district. Though, I'm not sure whether it really makes sense for that district to stretch all the way up to Kearns and Murray.
Linda F. Smith
This map purports to divide 0 cities / towns and only 3 counties. In that regard it is superior to any of the legislative maps proposed. If not dividing cities is really the most important criteria, I think this maps should be in the running and seriously considered. Please have the all the "testing" protocol done on it.
Arthur Street
OK, finally someone creates a maps that has a blend of urban and rural communities and isn't completely gerrymandered. I know the legislature doesn't want this type of redistricting, but I think it's time to stop playing games with peoples votes. Make it fair for both sides and let the chips fall where they may.
Charles Cameron Bigler
There are plenty other maps that do a better job of keeping communities whole. Diluting the one urban area with large rural communities is clearly meant to blunt it's impact.
Will Anderson
Very impressive way to accomplish all of the criteria while still having reasonable district shapes and communities.
Christina Gau
Out of all maps presented so far, this map seems to fit the criteria best. Least number of splits, equal populations, natural and district boundaries kept.
Aaron Gau
This map does a great job of following all of the rules laid out in Prop 4. No municipalities split, only 3 county splits with minimal disruption to county borders, and equal population throughout all districts. I urge the Committee to seriously consider this map, as it captures the most fair representation of all Utahns.
Whitney Shaw
I think Map C is the worst of those proposed by the committee. It’s incredible to see how with just a few alterations, it better adheres to both the spirit and letter of Prop 4 than what was expertly produced. Much thanks to Stuart for the dedication and work to prove what is possible with this exercise. I wish the legislature would consider these alterations.
Sandy Fishler
I agree this map addresses Prop 4 criteria best compared to others. I agree with the goal to have two federal representatives representing Utah’s water interests. Thank you again Stuart for another credible map and I expect that the committee can consider this map sufficiently, apply the same analysis and even depose Stuart to verify that it wasn’t created using politically biased methods. It’s just one person to depose and the map appears to be as legitimate as the others being considered.
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