BEFORE THE COUNTY COMMISSION OF MARION COUNTY, WEST VIRGINIA
ORDER AND NOTICE OF INTENT TO
CONSOLIDATE PRECINCTS 121 AND 122
WHEREAS, the Marion County Commission pursuant to West Virginia Code Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 5, shall utilize precincts for the basic territorial election unit; and
WHEREAS, the County Commission is required to divide each Magisterial District of the County into election Precincts, to number the precincts, to determine and establish the boundaries thereof, and to designate one voting place in each Precinct which shall be established as nearly as possible at the point most convenient for the voters of the Precinct; and
WHEREAS, Pursuant to West Virginia Code Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 7, the County Commission of any County may change the boundaries of any Precinct within such County or divide any Precinct into two or more Precincts or consolidate two or more Precincts into one or change the location of any polling place whenever the public convenience may require it; and
WHEREAS, West Virginia Code Chapter 1 Article 1 Section 2b requires that no precinct contain territory included in more than one senatorial or delegate district; and
WHERAS, pursuant to West Virginia code Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 7, the County Commission which is considering changes as noted above must adopt an order of intent to do so and run a Class II legal advertisement in the publication which covers the Precinct (s) area (s); and
WHEREAS, the County Commission of Marion County, West Virginia finds that it is in the interests and convenience of the voters of Marion County to adopt an order consolidating Precincts 121 and 122 into one precinct to be known as Precinct 121;
Accordingly, it hereby Ordered and Notice is hereby given that the County Commission of Marion County, West Virginia intends to consolidate Precincts 121 and 122 into one precinct to be known as Precinct 121.
It is further Ordered that the physical boundaries of Precinct 121 shall be as follows:
BEGINNING AT THE CORNER OF PRECINCT 112 IN THE FAIRMONT CITY CORPORATION LINE, AND IN THE WINFIELD AND UNION TAX DISTRICT LINES AS SHOWN ON THE FAIRMONT EAST WV QUADRANGLE SHEET (1976 REVISED) , AND A POINT IN THE CENTER OF ARMSTRONG STREET; THENCE NORTHERLY WITH THE CORPORATION LINE TO THE center of the Monongahela river; THENCE, DOWN SAID RIVER WITH THE WEST AUGUSTA LINE TO THE CORNER OF PRECINCT 124, NEAR MILE MARKER 120; THENCE, S. 39 DEGREES-45 MINUTES E. (MAGNETIC) TO THE FORKS OF SAW MILL HOLLOW; THENCE, DOWN SAW MILL HOLLOW TO LITTLE CREEK. THENCE DOWN LITTLE CREEK TO THE CONCRETE BRIDGE WHERE WV ROUTE 73 CROSSES LITTLE CREEK, A CORNER TO PRECINCT 124; THENCE, NORTHWESTERLY WITH A STRAIGHT LINE AND PRECINCT 124 TO THE IRON BRIDGE OVER PRICKETTS CREEK AT THE INTERSECTION OF ROUTES 72 AND 73/4;THENCE, UP PRICKETTS CREEK TO THE MOUTH OF SCRATCHERS RUN; THENCE, UP SCRATCHERS RUN TO A CORNER OF PRECINCT 123 AND IN THE LINE OF PRECINCT 112, AND IN THE WINFIELD AND UNION TAX DISTRICT LINE AS SHOWN ON THE FAIRMONT EAST WV QUADRANGLE SHEET (1976 REVISED); THENCE, WITH PRECINCT 112 AND THE UNION AND WINFIELD TAX DISTRICT LINE NORTHWESTERLY TO THE PLACE OF BEGINNING.
TO BE KNOWN AS PRECINCT 121.
The designated place of voting for Precinct 121 shall be the East Dale Elementary School.
It is further Ordered that unless substantial and reasonable objection be made to the said changes, on or before the 6th day of November, 2019, at which time the Commission will sit at 10:00 a.m. at the J. Harper Meredith Building, on the 4th floor in the Commission Chambers, Room 403, in Fairmont, Marion County, West Virginia to hear any and all such objections, the Commission will enter the required order making the said changes.
And it is further ordered that this said order and notice of the said changes be published and posted as required by law.
All of which is done pursuant to the provisions of Chapter 3, Article 1, Section 7, of the Code of West Virginia as amended.
Date Entered: September 25, 2019
/s/ Ernest VanGilder, President
/s/ Randy Elliott, Commissioner
/s/ Rick Garcia, Commissioner
Attest: /s/ Janice Cosco, County Clerk
By Thomas F. Antulov, Deputy
Times: September 26, October 3, 2019
