Why District Normal, IL?
Better Representation.
Better Accountability. Better Government.
Better Representation.
Better Accountability. Better Government.
Because of Normal's type of government structure, the distinct areas will be called Districts instead of wards. The end effect is nearly identical.
Currently, no Trustees live east of Veterans Parkway or west of Linden.
See the below map.
Better Representation.
Residents will know exactly who represents them and their neighborhood.
Better Accountability.
Voters will know exactly which Trustee is accountable to represent them.
Better Government.
Defining transparent paths of representation and accountability provides for better government.
Nearly 2,200 registered voters in Normal signed and submitted a petition asking the Town of Normal to put this question on the November ballot.
On Aug. 30, 2022, Mayor Koos, Trustee McCarthy, & Clerk Huonker denied the request. The citizens' request has been appealed in court.
See exactly who signed the 189 petition pages. It is public record and publicly availabe. View the petition HERE
The signatures were collected by a very politically diverse group of over 60 volunteers. Unlike other political campaigns, none of the volunteers in this effort were paid. They all beleive in this cause. This is a true grassroots effort.
The volunteers who helped in the signature collection and website are;
Alice Sheetz, Arturo Rodriguez, August Nord, Bart Williams, Beth Theobald, Brianna Nord, Caleb Evans, Cara McMorris, Carl Wenning, Carolyn Wenning, Catrina Peterson, Chad Berck, Christine Davis, Connie Lay, Dan Twyford, Diane Benjamin, Donna Toney, Edward Cimoch, Edwin Kaufman, Freda Haywood, Gary Lutjens, Gerald Taylor, Gergory Waters, Henry Wissmiller, Jack Kaufmann, James Anderson, James Armstrong, Janice Wirsing, Jeff Lord, Jeremy Byrd, Jerry Klinkner, Jilleen Wagner, Jim Fisher, Johanna Barnes, Judith Hanks, Judy Corbin, Karen Nord, Karl Sila, Kathy Siracuse, Krystle Able, Laurie Wiechert , Lisa Ford, Lori Boline, Marc Tiritilli, Mary Carlisle, Merrill Mims, Mike Reeter, Pamela Buggar, Patricia Whitlock, Paul Nord, Richard Manard, Robert Brooks, Robert Stefl, Shannon McKay, Stan Nord, Starr Gobtop, Steve Harsh, Steve Suess, Susan Lash, Toni Gorrell, Virginia Benson, William Gobtop. Sorry to those who we missed.
(This is publicly available information by looking at the petitions that Normal published online.)
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