Philadelphia's East Falls State House Redistrictin

As one of Pennsylvania’s most active voters, I urge you to reconsider the State House Redistricting proposal for East Falls, Philadelphia, the neighborhood in which I live. EAST FALLS is a KEYSTONE NEIGHBORHOOD - a gateway to NORTHWEST Philadelphia. Philadelphia’s Department of City Planning clusters this neighborhood with its adjacent NORTHWEST communities — Manayunk and Roxborough. The NORTHWEST is strongly residential and identified with the Schuylkill River. Proposed redistricting would group East Falls instead with WEST Philadelphia, on the opposite side of the Schuylkill River. However, the River divides the City and creates separate sections. West Philadelphia is densely populated and has developed a strong ‘eds and meds’ identity; it is situated in an entirely different part of the cC city, with quite different interests. To best serve East Falls, it is more astute and logical to keep its State House District as it currently is, a part of the NORTHWEST, with Pam DeLissio continuing to serve and provide excellent representation as our State Representative. Thank you for this crucial, timely consideration.