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'''Council District 2''' | [[File:Bham Council Districts.png|right|thumb|575px|Birmingham Council Districts. District 2 highlighted in peach]] | ||
'''Birmingham City Council District Two''' ('''District 2''') is a legislative district of the [[City of Birmingham]] from which one representative on the [[Birmingham City Council]] and one member of the [[Birmingham Board of Education]] are elected. The city was divided into nine districts to preserve minority (white) representation following a court order issued in "[[Yarbrough et al v. City of Birmingham)]]" ([[1989]]). Prior to then councilors were elected at-large. The district is currently represented by Councilor [[Kim Rafferty]]. | |||
The district | District Two covers areas in eastern and southeast [[Birmingham]]. The district's borders were modified in [[2013]], ceding some areas north of the [[Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport]] to [[Birmingham City Council District 4]]. | ||
==Communities & Neighborhoods== | ==Communities & Neighborhoods== | ||
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* [[Crestline|Crestline community]] | * [[Crestline|Crestline community]] | ||
** [[Crestline]] | ** [[Crestline]] | ||
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* [[Cahaba community]] | * [[Cahaba community]] | ||
** [[Overton]] | ** [[Overton]] | ||
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* [[Huffman|Huffman community]] | * [[Huffman|Huffman community]] | ||
** [[Huffman neighborhood]] (southwest quarter) | ** [[Huffman neighborhood]] (southwest quarter) | ||
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* [[Woodlawn|Woodlawn community]] | * [[Woodlawn|Woodlawn community]] | ||
** [[Oak Ridge Park]] (southeast quarter) | ** [[Oak Ridge Park]] (southeast quarter) | ||
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==Schools== | ==Schools== | ||
* [[Martha Gaskins Elementary School]] | * [[Martha Gaskins Elementary School]] | ||
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* [[Putnam Middle School]] | * [[Putnam Middle School]] | ||
==School Board members== | ===School Board members=== | ||
* [[Virginia Volker]], -2013 | * [[Virginia Volker]], -2013 | ||
* [[Lyord Watson]], 2013- | * [[Lyord Watson]], 2013- | ||
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* [[Eastwood Branch Library]] | * [[Eastwood Branch Library]] | ||
== | ==City Council representatives== | ||
* [[1989 Birmingham City Council election|1989]]: [[Pat Sewell]] | * [[1989 Birmingham City Council election|1989]]: [[Pat Sewell]] | ||
* [[1993 Birmingham City Council election|1993]]: [[Pat Sewell]] | * [[1993 Birmingham City Council election|1993]]: [[Pat Sewell]] | ||
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* [[2009 Birmingham City Council election|2009]]: [[Kim Rafferty]] | * [[2009 Birmingham City Council election|2009]]: [[Kim Rafferty]] | ||
* [[2013 Birmingham municipal election|2013]]: [[Kim Rafferty]] | * [[2013 Birmingham municipal election|2013]]: [[Kim Rafferty]] | ||
* [[2017 Birmingham municipal election|2017]]: | * [[2017 Birmingham municipal election|2017]]: TBD | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
* [http://gisweb.informationbirmingham.com/imf/sites/JSPCOBHelp/StandardMaps/PDF/2013District2.pdf Birmingham Council District Two] at gisweb.informationbirmingham.com | * [http://gisweb.informationbirmingham.com/imf/sites/JSPCOBHelp/StandardMaps/PDF/2013District2.pdf Birmingham Council District Two map] at gisweb.informationbirmingham.com | ||
* [http://www.birminghamalcitycouncil.org/residents/which-district-is-yours/ District Map] at birminghamalcitycouncil.org | |||
[[Category:Birmingham City Council districts|2]] | [[Category:Birmingham City Council districts|2]] | ||
Revision as of 10:15, 26 April 2017
Birmingham City Council District Two (District 2) is a legislative district of the City of Birmingham from which one representative on the Birmingham City Council and one member of the Birmingham Board of Education are elected. The city was divided into nine districts to preserve minority (white) representation following a court order issued in "Yarbrough et al v. City of Birmingham)" (1989). Prior to then councilors were elected at-large. The district is currently represented by Councilor Kim Rafferty.
District Two covers areas in eastern and southeast Birmingham. The district's borders were modified in 2013, ceding some areas north of the Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport to Birmingham City Council District 4.
Communities & Neighborhoods
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Schools
- Martha Gaskins Elementary School
- Robinson Elementary School
- W. J. Christian School
- Huffman Middle School
- Ossie Ware Mitchell Middle School
- Putnam Middle School
School Board members
- Virginia Volker, -2013
- Lyord Watson, 2013-
Libraries
City Council representatives
- 1989: Pat Sewell
- 1993: Pat Sewell
- 1997: Bill Johnson
- 2001: Carol Reynolds
- 2005: Carol Duncan (nee Reynolds)
- 2009: Kim Rafferty
- 2013: Kim Rafferty
- 2017: TBD
External links
- Birmingham Council District Two map at gisweb.informationbirmingham.com
- District Map at birminghamalcitycouncil.org