Much of Capitol Hill and First Hill currently in King County District 4 will join Districts 2 and 8 if proposed redistricting changes are approved.
Larry Phillips, council member for District 4, said he has loved serving citizens from Capitol Hill.
“As public servants, we go where we are sent,” he said. But he said he will continue standing up for issues important to Capitol Hill residents.
“One of the reasons I was fighting so hard for transit was its critical importance to Capitol Hill,” he said. However, over his time on the council, he is used to the shape of his district changing.
Phillips said he will continue to represent his current district through the end of 2011, including the budget season.
Though District 4 loses parts of First Hill and Capitol Hill in the proposal, it picks up much of North Seattle.
A section of First Hill and Pike/Pine bounded on the north by Denny Way, on the west by 14th Ave and on the south by Yesler will join District 8, which will include West Seattle, west Beacon Hill, SODO, Georgetown, White Center, and parts of Tukwila, Burien and SeaTac.
Capitol Hill north of Denny and west of 15th will join District 2, which includes the rest of Capitol Hill and stretches as far north as Ravenna and south to Renton.
If you have thoughts on the proposed redistricting plan, you can comment online. For more on redistricting, check out the King County redistricting website.
There will be a public hearing on the changes Tuesday night at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chambers at the King County Courthouse downtown.
I was going to express my dismay at being in the same district as White Center and Tukwila. Then I realized that the current Councilmember for District 8 is Joe McDermott. I look forward to helping reelect him :-)
Larry Phillips – the only KC Councilmember with no unincorporated King County to represent. Makes me wonder what his office does with all that spare time not wasted on helping folks deal with all the burdensome regulations he helped pass.
Goodbye Larry P, Hello Larry G!