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County told 'no' by town of McIntosh The only problem encountered by the Washington County Commission in designating polling locations was in McIntosh where the mayor and city council refused to allow the commission to use the volunteer fire station as a voting center. Probate Judge Charles Singleton indicated, during the commission's March 10 meeting, that he and Commissioner Allen Bailey were unable to persuade the mayor and town officials to allow voting at the McIntosh Fire Department building. When contacted, Mayor Carroll Daugherty said: "We have only one entrance/exit for our fire house and if that is blocked it blocks both the fire department and the rescue squad." McIntosh Fire Chief Robby Davidson said that the decision not to allow the county to use the fire station as a voting center was made totally by the city. "The city owns the building. All I did was convey the county's request," said Davidson. All other voting centers were okayed. Singleton explained state law requires that at the first meeting in March, the county commission designates the voting places for the next two years. The judge distributed a document showing the 20 voting centers that the county will use in the next election.
Singleton explained that he had met with officers of the Washington County Democratic Committee and they agreed with his draft of voting centers. Polling places have been reduced from 35 to 20 saving the county $1,025 per polling place.
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