Leland considering voting districts as population grows | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

Leland considering voting districts as population grows | Fox Wilmington WSFX-TV

LELAND, N.C. (WECT) – Town leaders in Leland are discussing the possibility of creating voting districts as the town’s population has grown from about 1,000 residents in 1989 to more than 33,000 today. The town currently operates with five council members and a mayor, all elected at-large with no districts. “When we started the town of Leland back in 1989, we had five council members, a mayor, no districts. Everything was at large. But we were o…