More importantly, however, committee members discussed how to get public input. They decided to plan two four-hour public input sessions, both from 3 to 7 p.m. The first will take place in the Community Center on Thursday, April 26. Appomattox County Assembly Inc. will host the second session in the Carver Price Cultural Center on Wednesday, May 2. It's meant to be a floating meeting.
People can come and go for a couple hours, if people want to stop by on their way to work or church.
Comment cards will be available, as well as a sign-up sheet. Officials will post information about why redistricting is required, what it involves, and other issues surrounding the task. Without it, committee members can't redraw any district boundaries. After receiving that input, committee members will look at possible boundary changes, to even out any population shifts. Despite the requirement, Spencer doesn't think boundaries will change that much.