City council districts in Pueblo will remain the same during this redistricting cycle due to a delay in official data from the U.S. Census Bureau that is also causing major issues at the state level.
The Board of Elections met Monday and Wednesday to discuss redistricting in Pueblo, agreeing that the district shall remain for the 2021 election cycle.
“The intent here is that we would redraw based on the 2020 census, which we don’t have,” city attorney Dan Kogovsek said during Monday’s board meeting.
Typically, the necessary data would be available in April, but it is now expected in September because of the reporting delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
DISTRICT UPDATES
•Renovation of the Williams Middle School Cafeteria began last week and is moving along quickly. New, longer serving lines are being installed, space for a smoothie bar is being created, and all finishes are being replaced. The new finishes will include a pour-in-place terrazzo floor, and noise-mitigating ceiling tiles and wall panels. The rectangular columns are being reduced in size and will be made circular, and composting stations where milk waste can be poured down a drain are being added. Everything will have a new ageless look.
•State-of-the-art technology has been added to 45 classrooms districtwide to allow for in person and remote instruction at the same time. The new equipment includes a built-in camera, microphone, and speaker which will allow teachers to move around their classroom while providing instruction. Students who are participating remotely will be able to see any work being done on the board and will be visible to their peers throug
Rivera: A nation needs to change its stripes
Alvin Rivera
Change is in the air. I welcome the change among the citizenry of Pueblo and the nation. As I continue my brisk daily walks in the grips of winter, people are slowly demonstrating positive changes from where we have been over the last several years that may have more to do with other conditions beyond the weather.
There can be no dismissing the turbulent times that the Trump administration has hoisted on this country that have resulted in a troubled state of the nation. Nevertheless, as we prepare for a holiday season under a blanket of COVID-19 that further troubles a nation unable to share the holidays with loved ones. This pandemic must rest at the foot of the Trump negligence and failure to act with over 333, 326, American deaths (source: Johns Hopkins University). Even so, we are on the threshold of so many wonderful tomorrows that I am excited to share with this readership.
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