Mayor Menino poised to approve redistricting plan

The third time appears to be the charm in convincing Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino to sign off on a plan to redraw voting lines within the city.

"The mayor is inclined to sign it," Menino spokeswoman Dot Joyce said after the vote yesterday.

The council approved a third new redistricting map, this one put forward by Councilor Tito Jackson, 11-2, with Councilors Bill Linehan and Charles Yancey opposing it.

"It's a status quo map to protect incumbents," Yancey said after the vote. "It maintains white majority rule on the council."

Other councilors argued the map keeps five districts relatively untouched and is the best plan to address changing neighborhoods.

"This is the best we can do. This is a fair map," said Jamaica Plain Councilor Matt O'Malley.

Two previous plans backed by the council were vetoed by Menino, who said they did not reflect the city's racial makeup.

The proposed voting plan "will decisively chart a new course — one that is more reflective of our diversity and better represents and serves the residents of this great city," said Councilor Ayanna Pressley.

Councilor Felix G. Arroyo said, "This new map is in the best interest of the residents of the city of Boston."

The plan, however, does shift parts of Jamaica Plain's Woodbourne area either to Dorchester or Mattapan, which may upset some.

"Although this map will have its detractors, we did something that will move the city forward," Jackson said.

Linehan, who led the redistricting panel, said some councilors tried to shrink South Boston's white base to harm him politically. "I was a target throughout this," he said. "I tried to be fair to everyone, but there were others who only wanted to be fair to themselves."

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