AU residents will now have a guaranteed seat on Advisory Neighborhood Commission 3D, as the Ward 3 Redistricting Task Force voted Sept. 22 to place most of AU in 3D07.
Letts, Clark and Roper Halls will reside in 3D02.
The vote was a close call, with 16 in favor of ANC 3D Chairman Tom Smith’s proposed plan and 15 opposed.
Smith’s plan consolidates 2,800 AU students into one district, making it the largest district in ANC 3D. It will encompass North Hall and East Campus once built.
The Task Force had considered creating an all-AU district, but there are too many students for one district, Ward 3 Redistricting Task Force Chairman Jeffrey Kraskin said.
“Is that gerrymandering?” he said. “You’re darn right it’s gerrymandering.”
Kraskin said the 2,000-person cap is irrelevant since the population will increase in each direct.
