In December, the council created a group tasked with drawing a new map. But Keith Dorsey, who served as Baltimore County’s budget chief for 12 years, proposed what he calls the Woodlawn approach.

A redistricting plan was submitted to the Baltimore County Council for review this week. The recommendations and maps were approved by the county's Redistricting Commission in a 4-3 vote on Monday.

Baltimore County’s redistricting commission settled on a final councilmanic district map Monday night following a difficult monthslong process to create nine new council districts. The map ...