County to Redraw District Lines, Seeks Public Input - Laurel, MD Patch

In the first stage of county plans for redrawing district lines, the Prince George’s County Redistricting Commission met with residents on Tuesday night to gain public input to make improvements to their drafted maps.

“Our interest is making certain that citizens of [Prince George's] County have some input in this process. Nothing else would make it better,” Sharon Taylor, the commission chair, said. “In what we decide with for this input, we are all going to have to live with for the next 10 years.”

Tuesday night’s public hearing in Riverdale, however, failed to garner the interest of the community as only 13 sat in attendance, offering no comments after the presentation. This follows their April 9 hearing, where the commission faced a crowd of 49 residents representing areas of Camp Spring, who were vocal about their desire to keep their community unified.