A look at the two new proposed Lowndes County Commission districts. The green is the proposed District 4. The yellow is the proposed District 5.

The Lowndes County Board of Commissioners has returned to the drawing board with hopes of adding two more members to its ranks.

During a special meeting Monday, county commissioners unanimously approved a resolution to include two additional voting districts within Lowndes County.

The two proposed voting districts would allow for greater representation at County Commission meetings by allowing for an expansion of the current available voting representatives from three to five, while keeping a non-voting commission chairman.

As it stands, Lowndes County has one of the smallest commissions in the state. With a county population of 106, 814 residents, according to new census figures, each Lowndes commissioner represents more than 35,000 residents.

Read more about it in today’s edition of The Times.