9:21am | All residents concerned about the City Council’s proposed plan to move a large chunk of Bixby Knolls into the Seventh District during the redistricting process should mark their calendars for Tuesday, June 28, when Eighth District Councilwoman Rae Gabelich will host a community meeting on redistricting.
The meeting will be held at the Expo Building, 4321 Atlantic Ave., and is set to start at 6:30 p.m.
On a motion by Seventh District Councilman James Johnson, the City Council earlier this month approved on a 5-4 vote to circulate a redistricting plan that would break up the Bixby Knolls neighborhood by moving a large portion of it into his district. The proposal would split the Bixby Knolls commercial corridor down the middle of Atlantic Avenue.
Gabelich, who cast a dissenting vote, is staunchly opposed to the plan, while Johnson states that Bixby Knolls should be reunited with the city’s other Bixby namesake communities: Bixby Terrace, Bixby Highlands and New Bixby.
All Bixby Knolls residents are urged to attend to learn about the redistricting process and how the proposed plan would impact them.
Call 562-570-6685 or send an e-mail to [email protected] for additional information.