You might not like/disagree with it, but I'm just explaining why some people don't want redistricting. You're still putting the burden unfairly on a small number of households which I think is wrong.

Why shouldn't property values be considered in educational decisions? Last I remembered... Property taxes pay for education?

I'd say if there was a county-paid reimbursement for homeowners/values that are affected from redistricting then it would be A'Okay with me-- that means everyone is equally paying for the cost/raise taxes. However, I doubt that would get support and it's easier to mess with a small number of polygons/people.

Edit: I wanted to add a bit more about racial claims. It's not about segregation, at least not for Chen.

This is the demographics of HoCo schools: https://www.hcpss.org/about-us/facts/

These are the demographics of the schools his kids attend:

https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/profiles/prof_es_hammond.pdf

https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/profiles/prof_ms_hammond.pdf

https://www.hcpss.org/f/schools/profiles/prof_hs_reservoir.pdf

They are actually pretty close to HoCo average.

Since this makes you sad, maybe I can help rationalize it?

Whether we like it or not, school district has a huge impact on home value. You're asking a small number of people in redistricted areas to pay the entire cost of equity. 10-20% of a home's value is equal to a down payment. That is a ton of money... Tens of thousands of dollars. I'm not rich and people (including myself) spent many many years to save up for it. No one wants to be the unlucky ones who have to pay for it all.

It's actually sort of poetic that you want to "promote equity" in such an inequitable way.

I'd consider supporting measures addressing equity if the burden wasn't placed on a concentrated segment of people. History tells me the people who feel the brunt of redistricting aren't going to be the "rich, wealthy, and privileged". Those polygons don't change.

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Chen / McCoy voter here. One thing to just put context in on here is that this is a BOE election, so the scope of what they affect is limited compared to say county council, and two, whoever wins is part of a larger council.

I'm center/a little left leaning, which means I often dislike parts of both DNC and GOP candidate’s platforms. This BOE was no exception. Pretty much my strategy every time I vote is prioritizing what is the most important to me combined with who I think can win.

1. Focus on school building infrastructure and the academics,and not getting caught up in the rest of politics (Again, these candidates are for BOE and NOT county council. What they do is limited.)
2. I’m generally against redistricting/ bussing. (Mostly because redistricting can cause the value of your home to swing wildly and I am hoping to move to a different home within HoCo in the next few years, and I think everyone here knows how much homes are here.)
3. I’m generally in favor of having SROs. (In addition to specially trained mental health staff. Aka do both strategies) I think overall HCPD has a pretty good relationship with the community and they provide essential services.

I am generally in favor of LGBTQIA+ and do not see a point to book bans, however, in this case it wasn’t high enough on the priority list compared to the other issues. I’m not really on the ‘Equity’ bandwagon for this one because it would likely promote redistricting. Chen hits the 3 biggest priorities for me. McCoy is better than Newberger as McCoy is currently undecided on SROs. Adler didn't stand a chance as she puts a ton of ‘culture war’ vibes out.