Mulligan!

Nancy Vaughan, via Facebook:

After speaking with my fellow council members over the last few days and hearing the public's concerns, we agree that it would be proper to give the redistricting issue further consideration. Therefore, I will be asking to reconsider the action we took this past Tuesday.

Comments

[Joe Killian]

More on her thought process, including this quote:

"There really was a lot of public outcry, and I believe we do need to be responsive to our constituents," Vaughan said. "If we've made a mistake, we need to be big enough to go back and say we need to take another look at this."

http://www.news-record.com/content/2011/04/21/article/group_to_challenge_city_redistricting_map

[Tony Wilkins]

Which is exactly what an At-Large representative should do.

[Andrew]

I wanna know the identity of the mystery cartographer leaving maps on doorsteps. What map will surface next? Does (s)he wear a cape? The suspense is unbearable.

[Mick]

I am guessing at BB

[Sue]

--It's absurd that a "final" vote went down and council members didn't realize it.
--It's ridiculous that the council person in charge of the redistricting isn't actively involved.
--It's downright stupid to think that a map was left anonymously on Rakestraw's doorstep.
--It's almost Mayoral malfeasance for Mayor Knight not to point out that the vote would be final - don't blame it on city staff - the Mayor should have known if he wants to be the leader of the city. (If Zach is away, then the buck stops with the Mayor.)
--It's incomprehensible that trash-day redistricting maps were introduced and voted upon so that outside groups have to once again sue the city because it apparently cannot manage itself.
--It's mind-blowing that Rakestraw had the temerity to do exactly what she did, wouldn't comment on it and blew off a reporter. Anyone who does that should not be an elected "representative" because she's only elected and not representative.
--It's great that the citizenry won't stand for it; it's also great that Nancy is doing her 'Palin imitation' and running the city via Facebook (good move, Nancy - it got the word out fast!)

[marshall]

Sue, ...so you like Palin now? :-)

[Sue]

Marshall is referring to my frequent lunch tirades that he endures where I insist that Sarah Palin CANNOT "run the country" or "have so much impact on the media" from a darned Facebook page. Facebook is fine for my dogs' photos, pictures of where we are or are eating, fun stuff and whatever (IMO) and can have a positive impact on social issues, but I draw a (loud) line that impacting presidential politics or running the country isn't something she can do from Facebook or Twitter - if she wants to be a player, she needs to do so a little more formally and darnit, the media need to stop hanging on her every FB (ghostwritten) post. So I rant. And Marshall listens, amused. He's a great lunch date.