The Warren County MO Commission is dropping the northern and southern districts and changing some of its electoral boundaries.
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Warren County residents will no longer be in “northern” and “southern” districts when it comes to choosing county commissioners.
Instead, voters will now be in District 1 and District 2 as the county population grows.
“The growth is naturally north,” Presiding Commissioner Joe Gildehaus said during a Feb. 13 public hearing at the Warren County Administration Building.
District 1 will encompass most voters from the old northern district, while District 2 will encompass most of the old southern district.
But there are some significant changes to the new boundaries. Warrenton Ward 2 will move into District 2 and Truesdale voters will now be in District 1.
The Warren County Clerk’s office will be sending out new registration cards to all voters to reflect the changes.
These are the precincts that will now officially be represented by the District 1 commissioner:
These are the precincts that will now officially be represented by the District 2 commissioner:
About the author: Jason Koch is the editor of The Warren County Record, and covers local news and government for the newspaper. He has won multiple awards from both the Indiana and Illinois APME and from the Illinois Press Association. He can be reached at 636-456-6397 or at jason@warrencountyrecord.com
