Crown Point may be looking to get a more accurate picture of its population in the coming years.
The city council approved its redistricting map Monday, to re-balance the districts based on the 2020 census. While the general location of all five districts will remain the same, council member Laura Sauerman noted the council ended up making more changes than it initially expected.
"Most of the districts are being affected by this redistricting, and several of us have precincts moving one place to another," Sauerman said Monday.
But council members also believe that Crown Point has seen population growth that wasn't reflected in the 2020 census. That means the new districts may not remain balanced, and council member Chad Jeffries says it also means the city may be missing out on grant money.
"I think our population numbers, from talking to people at the Secretary of State's Office, may put us in a category that we are afforded more grant opportunities when we get our actual numbers to a certain population level," Jeffries said.
He wants the city to look into the cost of hiring a company that specializes in population studies, to try to get more accurate figures.