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Two McLean County Board members who helped select the 24 community members to lead the county's redistricting efforts say the advisory panels show political balance and gender and ethnic diversity. ....
/ The latest McLean County Board district map approved in 2011 has 10 districts with two board members each. Updated: May 5, 2021 at 4:14 PM CDT This story has been updated from its original version with new information about a special meeting called by Democrats on the County Board. McLean County government redraws its County Board districts every 10 years, after each census. Typically, county redistricting draws little attention. But this year s redistricting process has turned into a fierce political battle. It has pitted Republicans against Democrats and rural residents against city dwellers. How the new political maps are drawn could impact whether Republicans are able to hold on to a slim majority on the County Board over the next decade. ....
BLOOMINGTON (WEEK) - Lives are at risk for McLean County s homeless as they face dangerously cold temperatures and fewer places to go because of COVID-19. McLean County government leaders are extending a helping hand. The county board s executive committee on Monday voted unanimously to recommend shifting tens of thousand of dollars initially intended to aid struggling small businesses and instead use those dollars for the PATH Crisis Center to house the homeless in local hotels and motels. PATH Executive Director Karen Zangerle said at the end of January, the agency counted 27 people in the Twin-Cities sleeping on the street. The organization could usually count on placing many of its clients at the Salvation Army s Safe Harbor Shelter, but there s been a COVID outbreak there, said Zangerle. ....