After a break following the first four meetings, the House and Senate Reapportionment Committees are back on the road.
They meet July 6 in Athens at Athens Technical College.
The Augusta area’s turn is the next day, Wednesday, July 7. The meeting will be at Savannah Rapids Pavilion.
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The Augusta Commission has a subcommittee on redistricting. Chairman Sean Frantom said he anticipates some members will be at the Wednesday meeting.
Frantom added the Augusta Commission subcommittee will have another meeting on July 20.
In Columbia County, spokeswoman Cassidy Harris said the commission has not yet formed a redistricting subcommittee, but they will have representatives at the state committees’ Wednesday meeting at Savannah Rapids Pavilion.
“Chairman Duncan and Commissioner Melear are the only two confirmed to be at the meeting so far. Scott Johnson will be there for County Administration,” she said.
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All the town hall meetings are from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m.
The state committees are asking for citizen input on the once every 10 years redistricting process.
Members of the public may choose to speak in person and can sign up starting at 4:30 p.m. outside the meeting location. Speakers are asked to keep their comments to between two and five minutes.
Citizens can also submit written comments here: https://www.legis.ga.gov/news/house/submit-written-testimony-to-house-and-senate-redistricting-committees
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All the hearings will be livestreamed at: https://www.legis.ga.gov/ and videos of each hearing will be available there, as well.
Additional hearings are planned for Brunswick on July 26, Albany on July 27, Columbus on July 28 and Macon on July 29. Locations for those have not yet been released.
The final hearing will be virtual participation only. It is scheduled for July 30.
Dana Lynn McIntyre is a Staff Reporter with The Augusta Press. You can reach her at dana@theaugustapress.com.
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