The Warren County Redistricting Committee met Monday night with members of the Election Commission to discuss possible redistricting for election purposes.
Administrator of elections Donna Smith informed the committee of the need to change some precinct boundaries. Spangler Towers is still in the 5th District, but Smith would prefer those residents to vote at the Beersheba Towers precinct. This way, Spangler Towers residents only have to walk across the street to vote instead of driving all the way to the Civic Center.
The election commissioners also want some voters in the Newtown area to vote at the courthouse, not at the airport. This will include McMinnville city residents located on the left side of the road going out of town.
“We want all of the courthouse voters to be city voters and all of the airport voters to be non-city voters,” said Smith. “We have a city election coming up in November and want to keep that election clear and concise. As they annex, if they annex, we want to bring those people to the courthouse as well.”
Smith also said Garrison Drive, all of Stone Creek Subdivision, the end of Robinson Road closest to Nashville Highway, and south of Manchester Highway where the assisted living facility is being built near the high school are now inside the city limits.
Redistricting Committee chairman George Smartt said he will recommend to County Executive John Pelham this committee only meet once a year unless something comes up.
Present for the meeting were Commissioners George Smartt and Michael Martin, election administrator Donna Smith, Regional Planning Commission chairman Robert Collier, election office employees David Pendergraph and Susie Davenport, and E-911 director Chuck Haston.