Star Tribune Wed, 11 Jun 2008 02:44:09 GMT
Shorewood to disband its ward system by fall
Residents turned out in force to a hearing, saying the change to a single district will provide more accountability. Shorewood will disband its ward system and return to at-large elections this fall, a switch that will require all four council members and the mayor to face election again in November. After residents packed a public hearing in support of the change, the City Council voted unanimously Monday night to again make the city a single voting district in time for the 2008 elections. The action ends a lackluster six-year experience with wards during which voter participation declined and residents said they lost the ability to hold the council accountable.
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