Update To Monroe County Political Maps
Readers jolshefsky and chad gave some really constructive criticism on the pre & post-election maps we put up the day after the election. Being a news website, we’re not only self-correcting, we’re damn proud of the fact that our readers call us on errors, and we’re very pleased to be able to respond fairly quickly with corrections that are front & center.We’re lucky to have this many progressives helping us keep our eye on the ball. So, on to the corrections. First off, jolshefsky challenged “Ever hear of a key???” A very good question. Here’s a legend (i.e. “key”) for the maps. (By the way, I’m updating the original article with these as well.)
Clear as mud? Any questons?
On to chad’s comment about many of the villages being non-partisan. After some research and phone calls, I discovered that man, was he right. All 5 of the east suburbs’ villages, and 1 of the 5 west suburbs’ villages hold non-partisan elections. Meaning, candidates don’t run on Dem or GOP lines, they run on lines like “Truth & Unity”, “People’s Party”, etc. So you really have no idea, based on party line, where these folks are idealogically.
That said, chad brought up an interesting story about Hilton village:
As for Hiltons village board I must say that they have acted in progressive ways over certain issues, example: The Ben Franklin store in the village couldn’t afford to maintain its property so rather than lose that staple business that has been in the community for years, the Hilton village board purchased the property and became the landlords to the Ben Franklin. A little more than a year later that investment paid bigger dividends when Summit Credit Union moved in and developed the other side of the property thus becoming another tenant of the village. The village also has enacted an electric program that offers discounted rates (public utilities being a very progressive idea in concept and practice) to residents. I believe that Brockport may have some similar examples.
Progressive populism. It’s not just a good idea, it actually helps everyone. We all do better when we all do better.
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