Redistricting proposal combines Bethesda, Takoma Park

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Two competing proposals to redraw Montgomery County’s council districts would realign the county, but in two very different ways. The two proposals, set to be presented at a public hearing Thursday night, were created last month by Republican Henry Kahwaty and Democrat Don Spence, both commission members.

The county, the most populous in the state, has seen significant demographic shifts since the districts were last drawn 10 years ago. Though the council-appointed commission proposes the new districts, the council makes the ultimate decision on what they will look like.

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