Page 1 + ARGIE M WILSON “favor > SUNCILMEN: THN FORISTER FORD BRYANT “WAYNE LAFITTE = 1, CAWSON -cHN & CHAPMAN TYNTHIA NORWOOD cetv Cierk “ORMAN GALE - vs attorney TELEPHONE 452-7856 PRICHARD. ALABAMA 36610 May 21, 1992 City Council City of Prichard Gentlemen: By means of this letter, I am hereby vetoing ordinance No. 1744, adopted by you on May 12, 1992. < do this based on the fact that residents of Whistler, many who are elderly, would be forced to drive a much further distance to vote, and the fact that voters living in the Whistler Community have expressed opposition to having their voting place moved. low M. WILSON With regar MMW: ss e a Page 2 ORDINANCE NO. 1744 AN ORDINANCE TO CONSOLIDATE THE VOTING PLACES IN COUNCIL DISTRICT 2 WHEREAS, the five Council Districts of the Prichard City Council were recently reapportioned pursuant to Section 11-43C-90 Code of Alabama (1975), as amended; and WHEREAS, prior to the redistricting there was only one voting place in Council District 2, to wit: PW-33-98-02, C.F. Vigor High School, 913 N. Wilson Avenue, Prichard, Alabama 36610; and that after redistricting, because of a shift in the district lines, one of the regular voting places in Council District 1, to-wit: PW-33-98-01, Whistler United Methodist Church located at 3102 Whistler Avenue, Prichard, Alabama 36610 is now located within the boundaries of Council Distrct 2; and WHEREAS, the boundaries of Council District 2 are more particularly described as follows: Beginning at the Eight-Mile Creek and Prichard City Limits to Eight-Mile Creek to Warren Street to Peterson’s Creek to Whistler Street to North Gould to Railroad to Price Avenue to Whistler Street to West Elm Street to North Wilson Avenue to Joffre Street to Craft Highway to Hendricks Street to Marsh Street to Wood Street to Telegraph Road to Marion Street to Prichard City Limits to Place of Beginning. WHEREAS, it appears that there is no need for an additional voting place in Council District 2 and that it would be more economical to consolidate the places for voting in District 2 of the Prichard City Council by vacating the voting place known as PW-33-98-01 Whistler United Methodist Church and leaving PW-33~98-02, C.F. Vigor High School, as the sole voting place in Council District 2; NOW THEREFORE: BE IT ORDAINED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PRICHARD, ALABAMA, AS FOLLOWS: Section 1. That the voting place known as PW-33-98-01, United Methodist Church located at 3162 Whistler Avenue, Page 3 Prichard, Alabama is hereby vacated as a voting place in Council District 2 of the Prichard City Council. Section 2. That the voting place known as PW-33~-98-02, C. F. Vigor High School located at 913 N. Wilson Avenue, Prichard, Alabama shall be the only voting place within District 2 of the Prichard City Council. Section 3. That the consolidation of voting places herein shall be effective for municipal elections in the City of Prichard but shall have no effect whatsoever for any County, State or National election. Section 4. That the City Clerk of the City of Prichard shall file a certified copy of this ordinance and a copy of a map or plat of Council District 2 with the Judge of Probate of Mobile County not more than five (5) days after its adoption by the City Council of the City of Prichard. Section 5. This ordinance shall become effective upon its adoption and publication as prescribed by law. ADOPTED this 12th day of May, 1992. APPROVED: MARGIE M. WILSON, MAYOR ATTESTED: CYNTHIA K. NORWOOD, CLERK