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WINFIELD, W.Va. â The first of 12 statewide public hearings on redrawing West Virginiaâs legislative and congressional boundaries for the coming decade took place Tuesday in Putnam County.
Residents were united in their comments made to the redistricting committee, asking members to shrink the number of House of Delegates districts in Putnam County that enter into neighboring counties. Ten people addressed the committee, but members of the public were outnumbered by the senators, delegates, political candidates and legislative staff that filled the Old Putnam County Courthouse courtroom.
Since the U.S. Census Bureau has not released results of the 2020 census, redistricting efforts will be complicated by the lack of specific population information. Those results are expected to come this fall, but committee members said they wanted to be out in front of the results with a general plan already in place. The West Virginia Constitution requires boundary lines be redrawn ever
First hearing on redistricting held in Putnam County By
July 28, 2021 - 12:44 am
Delegate Gary Howell, R-Mineral. and Sen. Charles Trump, R-Morgan, presiding over Tuesday s hearing. (Photo courtesy of Joe Stevens)
WINFIELD, W.Va. West Virginia legislators on Tuesday held the first public hearing about redistricting, in which lawmakers heard from residents about their concerns regarding the current districts.
The hearing at the Putnam County Judicial Building marked the start of a series of in-person hearings scheduled to take place across the state. The Joint Committee on Redistricting is responsible for using U.S. Census data for establishing new districts for state and federal offices.
Staff Report David Burden Warsaw Community Schools selected David Burden as the next principal of Washington STEM Academy, pending school board approval.
Tom Ray recently announced his retirement after serving as the principal for Washington STEM Academy for 22 years.
Burden earned a Bachelor of Science in elementary education from Indiana Wesleyan University in 2008. He went on to earn a high ability certificate in 2011 and his Master of Science in educational leadership in 2019, according to a news release Friday from WCS.
Burden began his teaching career in North Carolina and moved to Washington STEM Academy in August 2013. In 2016, he transitioned to become an instructional coach for Washington STEM Academy and for Madison Elementary. Burden was instrumental in the original STEM certification of Madison Elementary and in the recertification of Washington STEM Academy.