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ORLANDO, Fla. - Orange County is getting ready to expand from six commissioners to eight.

Two new districts will have to be created, but figuring out which map to choose was the big debate on Tuesday evening.

Local perspective:

The debate over how to redistrict the county focuses, in part, on whether to place Winter Park in the same district as unincorporated Pine Hills.

Winter Park Mayor Sheila DeCiccio pushed for her city to remain in the same district as their neighboring city of Maitland — because she believes they share similar issues and priorities.

"If Winter Park and Pine Hills are in the same district, Winter Park will dominate Pine Hills. This is wrong because Pine Hills will dominate in either map because of their population base," said Mayor DeCiccio.

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