The Prince George’s County Council on Tuesday approved minor changes to a controversial council redistricting proposal, a move that sets up a high-stakes public hearing and vote in mid-November.
The changes were approved 6-4. The vote mirrored one taken last week, when the Council — meeting as the Committee of the Whole — introduced and advanced a proposal that differed substantially from the map created by an independent commission.
The proposal that a slim majority — led by Derrick Leon Davis (D-District 6) — crafted in private has sparked an outcry from civic organizations and office-seekers who had begun campaigns.
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