A revised congressional redistricting map passed Wednesday by the Pennsylvania House State Government Committee includes minor revisions from the previously announced districts as to how Butler County will be represented in the U.S. House of Representatives.

But, County Commissioner Kim Geyer said, those minor changes will have a big impact.

The new map, which still must be considered by the full state House of Representatives, removes several of what Geyer called “carve-outs.” One such example on the northern tier of the county included Marion Township's inclusion in District 16; Venango Township and Cherry Valley and Eau Claire in District 12; and Allegheny Township, west of Venango, in District 16.

Those non-continguous districts are gone in the map passed Wednesday, much to Geyer's relief.

“That's much better,” she said upon seeing the new map.

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