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For: 7 - Arianna Lavallee, Dr. Andre Knecht, Robert Reives, Cameron Sharpe,
<br /> Kirk Smith, Bill Carver, Mark Lovick
<br /> Motion Result: Passed
<br /> IV. PUBLIC COMMENTS
<br /> The following people spoke during the public comments section of the meeting:
<br /> - Linda Rhodes, 602 North Vance Street, Sanford, NC (Redistricting)
<br /> - Cathy Griffith, 304 South Main Street, Broadway, NC (Redistricting)
<br /> - Lacrecia Reives, 473 Oak Branch Lane, Sanford, NC (Redistricting)
<br /> - Theresa Spinx, 409 San Lee Drive, Sanford, NC (Redistricting)
<br /> - Phillip Checkchs, 2215 Southern Road, Sanford, NC (Requesting a full forensic audit of
<br /> elections by a third party)
<br /> - Gladys McAuley, 2100 Eveton Lane, Sanford, NC (Redistricting)
<br /> - Vonda Reives, 2117 Jasany Drive, Sanford, NC (Redistricting)
<br /> - Brenda Johnson, 815 West Macintosh Street, Sanford, NC (Redistricting)
<br /> - Sandra Thompson, 99 Ravens Nest Lane, Cameron, NC (Redistricting)
<br /> - Former Representative Leslie Cox, 508 Olde Towne Drive, Sanford, NC (Redistricting)
<br /> County Attorney Whitney Parrish read the following e-mails that were submitted prior to
<br /> the meeting:
<br /> - Southern Coalition Mitchell Brown OBO Brenda Johnson, 815 West McIntosh
<br /> Street, Sanford, NC mitchellbrown@scsj.org (Redistricting)
<br /> - Cynthis Wooten, 800 West McIntosh Street, Sanford, NC
<br /> cintg53@yahoo.com (Redistricting)
<br /> - Carol Abbey, 538 Perth Drive, Sanford, NC cabbey@charter.net (Redistricting)
<br /> - Cleo Bryant, cleo99bryant@yahoo.com (Redistricting)
<br /> - Ann McCracken, awmccracken@charter.net (Redistricting)
<br /> - John Kirkman, kirkman3307@charter.net (Redistricting)
<br /> - bbadiyah@aol.com (Redistricting)
<br /> V. OLD BUSINESS
<br /> V.A Vote on Redistricting Plan and Resolution
<br /> Strategic Services Director Don Kovasckitz reminded the Board that at the last meeting the
<br /> Board took action to direct staff to prepare a Resolution for the adoption of redistricting Plan
<br /> F. Following conversation from the meeting, staff was also asked to create a Plan G,
<br /> removing 50% of the population moved from District 2 into District 1. 647 was the
<br /> population and 316 were moved from the proposed District 1 to District 2. Plan A, Plan
<br /> F, and Plan G were illustrated for the Board. Plan A included the least amount of
<br /> changes to bring the districts into the 5% deviation compliance. For Plan F, some of the
<br /> population that follows the 421 bypass that was in District 4 was moved to District 2
<br /> since some of the population was moved out of District 2 into District 1. Commissioner
<br /> Reives stated that the minority population was reduced in District 3 by 8% and Plan F
<br /> inserts 3.8% more white people in exchange. Commissioner Knecht stated that the closest
<br /> highway boundary and total population was used to make sure that Plan F meets the
<br /> redistricting parameters. Commissioner Sharpe stated that map A moved one boundary line
<br /> while map F moved about 3 lines. Chairman Smith stated that Plan A has the fingers that
<br /> give the gerrymandered appearance. Commissioner Sharpe stated that he thinks the end
<br /> game is to put Commissioner Reives out of the next election. Knecht stated the intent
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