Redistricting in Chestnut Hill, Mt. Airy, Germanto
January 17, 2022 PA Legislative Reapportionment Commission 210 North Office Building 401 North Street Harrisburg, PA 17120 Dear Chairman Nordenberg, As a long time resident of Mt. Airy, I urge the Legislative Reapportionment Commission (LRC) to consider the following proposed map that is inspired by 1) the LRC preliminary House maps for this area along with 2) Fair Districts PA’s People’s Map. For me, Chestnut Hill and Germantown are my natural neighbors, united by the through street of Germantown Avenue. https://davesredistricting.org/maps#viewmap::196aba79-9836-4df5-b7b4-2d30915af87c The above alternate map does the following: Keeps the 21st ward in the current 194th district except for the sole division (21-24) which is on the other side of the Wissahickon Gorge; Affirms the LRC’s choice to remove the 50th ward from the current 200th district; Sidesteps a needless run-off between incumbents of the current 194th, 200th & 201st districts by extending the 200th district into the Germantown neighborhood which has a close cultural relationship with Mt. Airy; Avoids dividing the historic Mt. Airy neighborhood into two separate districts, protecting its cohesion as a long-standing, racially integrated community; Redistricts Germantown along better lines that transcend ward lines & undoes the gerrymandering of that district as the LRC intended; and, Honors the intentions of the LRC regarding its reconfiguration of nearby districts impacted by these recommended changes. I respectfully submit this map for your consideration. Sincerely, Allen Krantz