I live in Wyandotte and excluding us and Southgate from the rest of our Downriver community of interest as proposed would not only be unfair, it would make it extremely difficult to manage the many existing agreements among us and the other members of our community, from police and fire, to animal control, to business and economic interests. Excluding us and breaking up an existing community of interest in favor of including more western communities with which we have nothing in common makes absolutely no sense and would be harmful to all concerned. and I would ask that you consider how our community actually works and how we have historically worked together before making a decision that would have such a negative impact.

This map looks good in the region around the Tri-Cities and Flint. It keeps them together with an industry-based COI, keeping Bay, Saginaw, Genesee and Midland counties mostly whole while putting Tuscola in District 10. Please continue to make partisan fairness a priority. Please don't fall for the false argument that a watershed is a determining factor for a COI. It is the least important factor to consider.

This is a much better map for Muskegon than the collaboratively drawn maps because it puts us in a district with more people of color and other urban areas. It makes no sense to put Muskegon in a district that is 90% white and mostly rural.

I like this map, that links Grand Rapids, Kentwood, and Muskegon, urban areas with strong minority populations., which will allow minority voices in West Michigan to be heard. The district is politically balanced and is linked by the I-96 corridor.

The combined West Michigan Grand Rapids and Muskegon district meets the goal of partisan fairness which is high on the hierarchy list of MIRC's mission. I have travelled to Muskegon from GR for years to see friends and relatives and I know others have as well spending time and money in both regions. Additionally a district rep here would be able to better represent the combined minority demographics that have been drowned out by gerrymandering for decades. While the combined GR/Kalamazoo district approaches this I think a GR+Muskegon region is a more natural fit.

There was an extensive study done back in 2002 by the West Michigan Strategic Alliance with a mission to be a catalyst for regional collaboration. It was stated that the most successful future comes from regional decisions that balances economic prosperity, environmental integrity and social justice. This map best demonstrates a strong link between the economic connection along the I-96 corridor creating a common framework for partisan fairness inclusive of Grand Rapids, Kentwood and Muskegon creating a regional alliance to develop a regional alliance with political balanced mindsets.

Muskegon and Grand Rapids are connected by the economically important I-96 corridor. The current map reflects that connection positively.

Thank you this is well done, all inclusive for supportive action for all groups of our communities.

I thank you for your efforts in drawing this map. I strongly support the partisan fairness. It's great to see the I96 corridor has been incorporated connecting Grand Rapids with Muskegon. Combining these 2 hubs of non-white communities will ensure minority voices of West Michigan will be heard.

Providing balance for the voice of non white communities is important

Thank you for your efforts at partisan fairness. This map is a very politically balanced map.

Thank you for your efforts at partisan fairness. This map is a politically balanced map and should be chosen. It's extremely important that the district combines 2 hubs of non-white communities to ensure the minority voices of West Michigan can be heard.

Thank you, this map looks fair and balanced!

Please adopt this map, it provides the fairness citizens deserve and voted for.

I strongly support partisan fairness. This map would combine Muskegon and Grand Rapids which are connected by the I96 corridor. Muskegon and Grand Rapids are a strong COI for West Michigan. Thank you for your hard work and please support partisan fairness.

Please choose this map!! This does the best job at preserving the tri-cities and Saginaw Valley region. Great job at listening to our voices and opinions.

as a longtime resident of Midland in search of a fair Congressional district, this map is really impressive. I like that it includes the Tri Cities and Flint, which make up a COI, but it also includes some areas of Midland County and it scores very high in Partisan fairness and is it has the lowest score in the Efficiency Gap! Bravo!

I like how this map is balanced politically.

This is another interesting option for Congressional District 4. I like combining two urban/suburban areas with lots of similarities. Nice that it connects GVSU with both communities and it gives a voice to diverse population. I could be happy in this district.

This map shows a politically balanced area. I also l like the idea of including two centers of minority population. The I 96 corridor is also a good idea.

I like this map. It is politically balanced and will be competitive. It includes two centers of minority populations. It includes a Center of education Grand Valley State University, both the Allendale and the Grand Rapids campuses will be in one district. It also includes the I 96 corridor

I like the idea of an I-96 corridor district linking Muskegon and Grand Rapids. This is my preferred congressional map.

This map has many positives. It connects the Grand Rapids and Allendale campuses of Grand Valley University. It is politically balanced by combining the urban and suburban areas of Grand Rapids, Muskegon, North Muskegon, and Grand Haven.

I live in Grand Rapids area and have a vacation home in Muskegon area. This district combines 2 hubs of non-white communities (26%) in Grand Rapids and Muskegon ensuring that the minority voices of West Michigan can be heard.

Thank you for creating a fair partisan map! I like this a lot! You're keeping the Grand Rapids metro communities of interest together.

I like this map overall, especially with respect to the 4th district. Among the things that the Muskegon and Grand Rapids areas share in common are economic interests; education interests (with GVSU and several other colleges in the district); and diversity (not only are GR and Muskegon diverse, but so are some of their suburbs, like Kentwood, Wyoming, Muskegon Heights, and Roosevelt Park). The map also satisfies the partisan fairness requirement better than other maps I've seen. Plus, you've given ample consideration to county, city, and township boundaries.

Thank you for creating a fair partisan map that includes Cascade Twp with the Greater Grand Rapids Metro area. This is a very balanced map that keeps Communities of Interest within West Michigan together!

This is the best congressional map I have seen for our area. It respects the Mid-Michigan COI (Tri-Cities and Flint), places Tuscola County in District 10 where it belongs, keeps Bay, Saginaw, Genesee counties in their entirety, and includes most of Midland County. Well done! Please continue to make partisan fairness a priority by making sure the maps reflect the actual Dem/Republican vote share of the state. Thank you!

This map connects Muskegon and Grand Rapids which both have a higher density of minority populations who share similar issues.

Thank you for your obvious efforts to achieve partisan fairness.

A horrible map. It speaks nothing to the development and future prospects for Midland. Midland associates more with the values of those to the North and West. Bay City and Saginaw have legacy traditions with Midland, not Flint.

This map is by far the best one of the proposed maps, and I strongly urge the Commission to choose it. No map will be perfectly representative of COIs, but this one does arguably better than its peers while being the most representative of MI's partisanship. COIs will always be subjective, and what one commenter might think is representative might not be for another; this map is mostly quite well-received (so far.) The same can't be said of most of the other maps. Tying the GR area with Allendale, Muskegon, and Grand Haven makes decent COI sense, while creating a competitive/blue lean district representative of recent trends in West Michigan. The Berrien split is disputed, but by putting Benton Harbor in with Holland, Kalamazoo, and Battle Creek, it gives those voters a voice in a competitive district. The Lansing tri-county area is kept together, making an almost perfectly competitive mid-Michigan district. Flint and the tri-cities are put together, giving a voice to those voters. Some of the specific splits in the Detroit area could be better, but the map does a good job accommodating the need for two majority-minority districts and balancing partisanship; too many of the other maps have as many or more issues with COIs and give an unfair partisan advantage. Choose this one please!

This is the best congressional map I have seen for our area. It respects the Mid-Michigan COI of the Tri-Cities and Flint, places Tuscola County in District 10 where it belongs, kept 3 counties whole (Bay, Saginaw, Genesee) and included most of Midland County as well. This is a great job. Please continue to make partisan fairness a priority and make sure the maps reflect the 53% Dem and 47% Republican vote share of the state.

I am a fan of this map, especially District 11. It keeps the COI Tri-Cities and Flint whole and places Tuscola in County District 10 which makes sense. This is a fairly drawn District respecting known partisan vote share.

I am in strong favor of this map. It very intuitively keeps the Tri Cities and Flint where they belong-in a voting district. i also think its just great to include some of the most closely aligned areas of Midland County.

Thank you for keeping the towns of Midland/Saginaw/Bay City in the same district. Many people live in one city and work in a different one. As municipalities with a industrial bases, we have many similar interests from public policy. Adding Flint as well makes more sense than maps that pulled in large rural areas. There is more logic to urban versus rural interests when creating a COI. I also urge you to keep districts competitive from a political party perspective if feasible. Thank you for your work.

This is one of the best congressional maps I've seen for the Mid-Michigan COI of the Tri-Cities and Flint area and places Tuscola County in District 10 where it belongs. You've kept 3 counties whole (Bay, Saginaw, Genesee) and included most of Midland County as well. Great work!! Most importantly, please continue to make partisan fairness a priority and make sure the maps reflect the 53% Dem and 47% Republican vote share of the state. Thanks much!!

This is the best congressional map I have seen for our area. It respects the Mid-Michigan COI of the Tri-Cities and Flint, places Tuscola County in District 10 where it belongs, kept 3 counties whole (Bay, Saginaw, Genesee) and included most of Midland County as well. This is a great job. Please continue to make partisan fairness a priority and make sure the maps reflect the 53% Dem and 47% Republican vote share of the state.

I like this map because it keeps Washtenaw County whole. The "collaborative maps" do not.

I really like this map, it is fair in a partisan sense and it also creates plenty of competitive districts. I urge the commission to adopt this version.

Thank you for keeping more of Midland County together with the City of Midland, and all of Bay, Saginaw and Genesse Counties in this Congressional map #237 as well as #233. This is a big improvement over Birch and Juniper. Your continued efforts to listen and to strive for partisan fairness are applauded. Thank you!

This Map of the old 1st Congressional District finally corrects the flaw in previous maps by including Edwards Township with the rest of Ogemaw County. Thank you.

I like that north Ottawa County is paired with Muskegon and GR. Much better fit than keeping with southern Ottawa County. The transportation and education ties an important link.

Thank you commision for placing the Mid-Michigan area together on this map. I support having more of Midland County included with all of Bay County, Saginaw County and Genesee County. Having lived in this area for many years, I have experienced how we share so many business, cultural and environmental interests. This map shows your due diligence to weigh partican fairness. We need maps with as close to zero political bias as possible.

District 3 looks pretty good. I like the combination of urban and suburban communities. It is big improvement over our current congressional district. I'm still worried about favoring republicans when our current rep is a moderate democrat who I think fairly represents our values. My point is not the incumbent, but the adherence to acceptable political norms and not the extremism eating up the Republican party. I can't live with that and neither can my neighbors.

It's appropriate that Muskegon and North Muskegon are included with Grand Haven and Grand Rapids. These areas are mainly urban and suburban and much more like Grand Haven and Grand Rapids than the communities even a little bit to the north which are much more rural.

I like this map in that it includes Muskegon in an area that shares much more commonality. Muskegon is much more similar to these areas than the more rural areas toward the middle of the state.

This is a much better map for CD 11. Bay County, Saginaw County and Genesee County are whole and more of Midland is included, keeping the Tri-Cities and Flint together. Tuscola County is moved to District 10 where it belongs. Thank you for this map, please, give it strong consideration.

This is a good deal better than the Szetela plan.

This map is an improvement because it places Battle Creek with Kalamazoo because of the community of interest. However, I would prefer it include more of the I-94 corridor within Calhoun County.

Map 237. District 11- I would definitely support this map. You have done an excellent job in designing this map to keep the economic and urban areas of Midland, Bay City, Saginaw and Flint together. As they are aligned to reflect the mix of citizens in District 11- including minority, working and professional. This is great and I think you have designed a map that seems very unbiased but representative of the people who live in the Mid-MI areas. Thank you.

This is an excellent congressional map for the mid-Michigan area. It keeps the Tri-cities and Flint in one district and includes the portion of Midland county that really makes up the Midland "micropolitan" area.

Either this map or the "apple" map would be my favorite. I like that it includes Muskegon with Grand Rapids since Muskegon fits much better with GR instead of the more rural north and east.

This is the best congressional map I have seen for our area. It respects the Mid-Michigan COI of the Tri-Cities and Flint, places Tuscola County in District 10 where it belongs, kept 3 counties whole (Bay, Saginaw, Genesee) and included most of Midland County as well. This is a great job. Please continue to make partisan fairness a priority and make sure the maps reflect the 53% Dem and 47% Republican vote share of the state

Wow! This map is fantastic. The Tri-Cities and Flint are together so the economic cooridor of MidMichigan is in tact. The minority voice of Flint and Saginaw will be stronger and the counties have been kept relatively whole. Good Job!!!

This is by far the best map that I have seen for our area. It keeps the Tri-Cities and Flint together as COIs and it keeps counties together too.

This is by far the best map that I have seen for our area. It keeps the Tri-Cities and Flint together as COIs and it keeps counties together too.

Perfect map with the Tri-Cities (Midland, Bay City, Saginaw) and Flint in a congressional district and a good chunk of Midland County included. This is good for the common employment interests of the region and the employees that work and live in this district. I applaud partisan fairness to help fix this countries extremist hold with gerrymandered districts. I think the improved balance will create and support moderate Politian's and prevent them from being held hostage by extreme bases.

District 9 is a great plan for this area of Southwest MI. Saugatuck and South Haven lakeshore communities have a great deal in common with the Kalamazoo area in lifestyle and culture.

This is a reasonable district for the Grand Rapids area. Linking it with Allendale (and therefore, Grand Valley State University) makes a lot sense. Grand Valley is definitely part of the Grand Rapids community. This map also helps to keep Ottawa County a bit more connected, which is a plus.

Good job keeping this corner split between 3 districts unlike the other plans. County breaks in this plan are minimized. Well done. Consider review of my plan for a few tweaks. https://districtr.org/plan/47883

This is a better map. I'd still prefer to see Madison Heights included instead of Rochester Hills but it's better than some others.

This is my second favorite map after Apple. I feel like Grand Rapids has less in common with Muskegon than Kalamazoo though.

This is the best Thumb District and the best Flint-Tri Cities district of any of the maps presented.

Consider the Grand Rapids-Muskegon option, which was not included on any of the collaborative maps that moved forward to the public hearings. It could be a good compromise between the "Kent County plus surrounding townships" idea and the "Grand Rapids-Kalamazoo" idea.

Eid gets my vote again. Except for the fact that the district numbers are reversed on this one, I'm guessing this is the same map as 9-29-21 EID VTA CD, also numbered as #188. If so, the comments I made on that one apply this one. This is the best of the bunch, but it could still might benefit from a tweak or two. Of the three comments I made previously, the two most relevant are: "One other small suggestion for SE Michigan. You might consider moving Taylor, Romulus, and Oak Park (majority Black) to the 12th (2nd); Dearborn to the 13th (1st) along with a few Detroit precincts. Southgate to the 8th (7th); additional parts of Novi to the 9th (3rd). Doing that gives you two majority minority districts and increases the Black population to 45% in the 12th (2nd) while leaving the black population in the 13th (1st) at 50%. Just a thought, they're pretty minor adjustments." AND: "Regarding the comment by Adam Kroczaleski, putting Arenac into the 5th is a pretty easy fix. Arenac to the 5th, replaced by portions of Wexford or the northernmost twps of Wexford and Manistee into the 1st, and four townships out of Midland into the 2nd. Something to consider if you're serious about this map being a final option." So, again, this is, by far, the better of the 8 congressional maps currently posted. Good job Mr. Eid. The rest of the commission would do well to take this proposal under serious consideration. In addition, just for kicks, I've drawn another alternative. It's a little simpler, but still fair. I'm not sure if the efficiency gap meets yours', but it isn't bad. You're welcome to take a look. https://davesredistricting.org/join/26901765-7806-42a3-b87c-e23285970955

Although I am from Hastings and I would be on the edge of the district, I feel this map does a great job of bring a similar communities together for District 12.

This is the better way to draw this district

I sort by efficiency gap. This one has the lowest one, and looks like the congressional district I'd be in makes sense.

This map reflects the synergies that Battle Creek has with Kalamazoo and other I-94 Corridor Communities.

This is probably the best congressional map I have seen for the Tri-Cities and Flint. You placed Tuscola County in the Thumb where it belongs, kept 3 counties whole (Bay, Saginaw, Genesee) and kept most of Midland in here too. Excellent job. I didn't look at the efficiency scores or partisan lean for the entire map, so if that needs more work please continue to do so. We need maps that split the possible seats as evenly as possible. Michigan is 54% Democratic and the possible seats they can win should reflect that.

This version of District 6 is a lot better than the ones that cut off at Hayes and Hall Road. Please keep it like this or take in even more of Macomb Twp (north to 25 mile and east to Romeo Plank or Hydenrich) as the southern part of Macomb Township has a LOT more in common with Utica, Shelby, Clinton Twp, Sterling Heights, than it does with Bad Axe, Lexington or the rest of the thumb. BTW, thank you for your tireless work on this difficult and largely thankless job!

I like this one more than the rest the efficiency gap is low.

I think it was the right choice to put Hemlock in with the tri cities district. Unlike most the other draft maps which throw Hemlock outside of the tri city district this one lets us be apart of our community. Hemlock is very economically connected with Saginaw the city. Whenever people need to go buy food most of us drive into Saginaw to get food. Or many people like me go into Saginaw because thats were we work. It wouldn't make sense that we get cut out and thrown into a another community we have no connection with.

Thank you for including Southfield with district 2 as it is a must. As a majority-black city, it adds to the minority population in district 2 which properly meets the VRA requirements for Michigan.

Thank you for removing Tuscola county from District 11, it is largely rural so it makes more sense to put it with the rest of the thumb.

%61 of the people asked for a less partisan map for Michigan and we still are coming up with a +5-6% Republican bias. This not a proper response to an articulated majority opinion.

Thank you for this district. The I-96 corridor is a great COI. Grand Rapids fits well with Muskegon.

This map looks to be the best. It supports COIs (boarder, Tri-county in Lansing, Tri-city in Midland/Bay/Flint, Kzoo+Battle Creek, GR+Muskegon) It has about a 0.6% Efficacy Gap, which is the best of maps so far, and also has a few competitive districts. I like this one the best!

This is the ONLY MAP that makes some sense, as it includes Allendale township in the same district as Kent County. When I think of COIs I think of transportation patterns, and one of the biggest is Allendale --> GR so much so a MAJOR BUS LINE TRAVELS HERE.

For my own community, I can live with this. Before the Lyndon township “tooth” I could accept the collaborative map as well. As another commenter said it’s hard to judge if the individual submission maps don’t have a compliance spreadsheet posted like the collaborative. Commissioner Eid, thank you for listening to feedback from the public, fellow commissioners, and portal comments. I have watched your maps incorporate different small changes based on feedback. Your professionalism and effort are much appreciated not just by myself, but others who have been watching maybe even over-watching this process. Again, thank you.