Huntsville: mayor's redistricting proposal has rough going
The Huntsville Times reports: Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle may not have fond memories of his first redistricting attempt.
During a public hearing Thursday, three City Council members -- Will Culver, Mark Russell and Richard Showers -- each expressed serious doubts about Battle's proposed changes to council and school board election lines.
Culver, one of two African-Americans on the council, was upset that the mayor's plan would flip the demographics of his west Huntsville district from majority black to majority white.
"I know we can do better," he said. -- Read the rest of the story --> Huntsville City Council not happy with mayor's redistricting plan | al.com