The districts allow the property owners to tax themselves for restoration programs.
They believed that a new district would facilitate administration of the region and allow more aggressive development measures.
But, like Grant, most districts in the area allow employees to begin while the test results are awaited.
The panel thinks smaller districts would allow more minority candidates to be elected, perhaps 40 percent of the new Council.
The special district will allow the planned buildings to become an office park with vibrant supporting retail and one hotel.
The district also allows homeless children to register to school.
Still, the Chancellor said, the new district would allow more flexibility to experiment.
In 1972, new districts allowed Christman to seek an open seat, which he won.
Those expenses were marked personal, but the district does not allow personal use of its credit card.
The district has never allowed public access to the Farm as deeded by the will.