Redistricting change approved by Watertown City Council (Audio)

Photo courtesy KWAT’s Mike Tanner
January 3, 2022
Mike Tanner
WATERTOWN, S.D.–Population shifts indicated in the 2020 census have led to a redistricting change in the city of Watertown.
The second and final reading of an ordinance redrawing political boundaries in the city was approved Monday night.
City Attorney Matt Roby…
Here’s a description of the northeast Watertown neighborhoods that are being shifted from Ward A into Ward C….
Based on the 2020 census, each ward in Watertown, A thru E, should have a population of about 4,500 residents.