The Florida House of Representatives House Redistricting Committee will be meeting around the state this summer to get public testimony on redistricting.

The closest meeting to Citrus County will be on July 13 at The Villages, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. at the Colony Cottage Recreation Center.

The next closest meeting will be in Gainesville on the same day from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. at Santa Fe College in the new Fine Arts Hall.

The purpose of the public meetings is to take local input and suggestions for the redrawing of Florida’s state legislative and congressional districts. For comprehensive information on redistricting in Florida go to: www.floridaredistricting.org/.

Redistricting refers to the required redrawing of Florida's political boundary lines every ten years after the Census to reflect changes in population. The Florida Legislature must redraw the state's congressional and legislative boundary lines prior to the 2012 elections.