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Residents ask Pickens County to keep Lehi community center as polling place and repair the building
Summary
Speakers reported a petition with 122 signatories asking the commission to keep the Marie Butler Memorial Building as the Lehi precinct polling place, described building-condition problems and requested minor repairs so voting can continue there.
Residents during the public-comment period urged the commission to keep the Marie Butler Memorial Building in Lehi as their polling location and to perform minor repairs to the facility.
A commenter who said she had posted on Facebook read a statement summarizing the precinct's history, saying voting has occurred at the community center since 1957 and that a petition with 122 signatories was submitted to the county. She said volunteers who worked polls there across generations want elections to remain at the site and requested the county address a range of maintenance concerns, including stored items in the main room and a water-filled restroom.
The chair thanked commenters and said the county would follow up; earlier in the meeting the chair had said public comments would be carried over if the executive session interrupted the comment period. Commissioners did not take formal action on repairs during the meeting but said they would follow up and that time was limited during the evening's agenda.
The public record shows the board will revisit items that require follow-up at future meetings or in staff work sessions.
