NEWS RELEASE
News Bureau • Schofield Hall 201 • Eau Claire, WI 54702
phone: (715) 836-4741
fax: (715) 836-2900
UW-Eau Claire Offers
Redistricting Plan Access
MAILED: Feb. 14, 2002
EAU CLAIRE — It happens every
ten years. Congressional and state legislative districts are redrawn to
reflect Wisconsin's changing population as measured by the U.S. Census.
Chippewa Valley residents now have the opportunity to participate in the
statewide redistricting plan. As a public service to citizens in the region,
the University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire is providing access to the WISE
Legislative Redistricting CD-ROM. WISE-LegRed allows users to create their own
versions of congressional, assembly and state senate districts based on ward
information submitted by counties and municipalities. Citizen created plans
may be considered by government officials working to redraw district lines.
The software program has been installed on
two public computer terminals in UW-Eau Claire's McIntyre Library Government
Publications department. The department is located on the first floor of the
library, directly behind the reference desk. The CD-Rom is available whenever
the reference desk is staffed. A print copy of the PowerPoint WISE instruction
program and practice session also is available.
Reference desk hours are:
- Sunday 1-4:30 p.m. and 6:30-9:30 p.m.
- Monday-Wednesday 8 a.m.-9:30 p.m.
- Thursday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. and 6:30-9:30 p.m.
- Friday 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m.
- Saturday 12:30-4:30 p.m.
For additional information, visit the WISE
Web site or call Leslie Foster, Head of Government Publications, (715)
836-3247 or Mary Hayden, Government Publications Library Assistant, (715)
836-3421.
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News Bureau
Judy Berthiaume
UW-Eau Claire News Bureau
Schofield 201
(715) 836-4741
newsbur@uwec.edu
Updated: Feb. 14, 2002