This is the temporary proposal favored by the Omaha City Council for redistricting to include Elkhorn. The most significant changes: Dan Welch takes over the southern half of Elkhorn; Franklin Thompson takes over the northern half; Jim Suttle’s district extends west to I-680 between Blondo and Dodge; Jim Vokal’s district moves north to include NoDo and Creighton.

Suttle favors a plan to add at least one more seat to the City Council, and the Legislature is considering a bill to add two seats. If it passes, these proposed boundaries will be thrown out, and a new plan will be drawn up. But the city council’s proposal doesn’t even attempt to reach out to the newest citizens of Omaha, splitting the Elkhorn community in half between two districts. It only makes sense that as the city grows, we make sure the city council continues to be responsive to us. That gets more and more difficult as they represent more and more people.

We’ll see how it all plays out, though my own guess says that LB 405 has a good chance of passing, and these districts will look very different.