Auburn likely to be part of Tahoe supe district in Placer County
By Ed Fletcher, Sacramento Bee
Eastern Placer County may see its political influence diminish as the county adjusts political boundaries to accommodate the Lake Tahoe area’s shrinking full-time population.
Under tentative redistricting maps, the supervisorial district that includes the north shore of Lake Tahoe will grow to include Auburn.
“It’s pretty much a foregone conclusion that the city of Auburn would move into District 5,” said Tom Miller, Placer County’s executive officer.
The Board of Supervisors will see the latest maps in early August and hopes to finalize the new boundaries by the end of the month.
District 5 currently includes the area of North Auburn north of Highway 49 and runs along Interstate 80 east to the Nevada border.
The shift in boundaries is being precipitated by substantial population growth in Roseville, Lincoln, Rocklin and Granite Bay, while other parts of the county have either remained stable or decreased in population.