Zealous Zenzinger Gerrymanders

Our city council representative went to the last redistricting meeting and it wasn't to represent us. She is quoted in the transcript as saying, "With regards [to] the Adams County portion of SD 19, those residents consider themselves Arvadans".

For those of you who don't know this is the definition of gerrymandering just to be clear:

Gerrymander 

1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) to divide the constituencies of (a voting area) so as to give one party an unfair advantage

2. to manipulate or adapt to one's advantage

This is an official transcript of the August 9th redistricting meeting where Councilor Zenzinger spoke:

August 9th 2011 9:43 PM
Rachel Palmer Zenzinger from the Arvada City Council spoke. With regards the Adams County portion of SD 19, those residents consider themselves Arvadans and it makes sense to have them in SD 19. Old Town Arvada is the heart of the community. It's been in a different senate district and is now included. The new Gold Line transit line will have a station in the Adams County portion of Arvada. East Arvada is very different from western Arvada. It's older and harder to get funding for from the city council. It makes more sense to divide on Wadsworth. All schools for closure were along Wadsworth. She explained the Wadsworth corridor would be about 88 to 52 to Tennyson.

I only wish we had been able to attend this meeting and watch this farce.

Senator Hudak believes "Most of the Latinos who live in Adams County are in Sheridan corridor."
This is what our Senator had to say:

Official transcript of the August 9th redistricting meeting where Senator Hudak spoke: 
9:34 PM

Senator Evie Hudak talked about HD 25 and SD 19. She likes that Westminister is almost contiguous in SD 19. With regards the Adams County portion, it connects Westminster and Arvada. Most of the Latinos who live in Adams County are in Sheridan corridor. Old Town Arvada is very similar to communities on other side of Sheridan. It puts the new part of Arvada in with parts that are already in current SD 16 (proposed 35). She pointed out that school articulation areas are split among a lot of districts. With regards HD 29, it would make sense to wholly inclose it within SD 19.