St. Charles Close to Final Approval of New Ward Map

The City of St. Charles is divided into five districts, or wards, for the purpose of electing aldermen to the . As a result of the 2010 census, the City of St. Charles is required to review its ward boundaries and make changes to balance population. The wards must also be compact.

In order to complete the task, Mayor DeWitte and the City Council established a "" of three aldermen to work with city staff and legal counsel to redraw the wards. Aldermen Jim Martin, Cliff Carrignan and Bill Turner were appointed to this task force.

In performing the task of redrawing the map, the task force followed certain legal requirements, including balancing population (i.e. deviation of no more than 1%). The group also considered typical neighborhood boundaries as well as commonly recognized geographic barriers in the community (e.g., Main Street and the Fox River).

The Redistricting Task Force recommended that a draft map be forwarded to the City Council for its consideration.

On Monday, Feb. 6, the City Council's Government Operations Committee recommended approval of a new ward map for St. Charles. Final approval of the City Council is scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 21.

You can view the city's current ward map here.

You can view a version of the recommended map here.

The new map will take effect for the 2013 election.