This month's

liquor referendum in Fayetteville brought to light a potential problem

for city residents the inadequate voting facilities for residents.

Mayor Kenneth

Steele noted as last week's City Council workshop that having only one

official city polling place, the Depot on East Lanier Avenue, is an idea

whose time has come and gone. The city is already looking into potential

sites for the addition of one to three polling places in time for next

fall's City Council elections.

Steele pointed

out that the Depot was quite crowded for the Nov. 7 election, and inclement

weather could have made the situation worse.

Because the

addition of polling places requires approval at state and federal levels,

Steele asked city clerk Judy Stephens to begin the process of considering

other sites. Facilities on the west side of Ga. Highway 85 and on the

north end of town off Ga. Highway 314 might be the most obvious areas,

Steele said, although he wants input from other council members in the

coming weeks on specific locations.

City Manager

Joe Morton suggested that existing polling places for county elections

might not be the best places to consider because of possible conflicts

due to multiple uses. Steele replied that he is open to any suggestions

as far as where to have residents cast their ballots.