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use the First Church of the Nazarene as the new polling place for Precinct 14. Mrs. Robinson explained that Precinct 24 is a split precinct right now, and when the Town has elections and the Sebastian Inlet District is on the ballot, the people in the Town of Indian River Shores cannot vote on that, but the people north of the Town can. She feels this division would clarify that situation. They have not had an answer in regard to the use of the McLarty Visitor Center for a polling place. Commissioner Bird commented that he would question the use of the McLarty Visitor Center as a polling place, and Commis- sioner Eggert concurred. Mrs. Robinson informed the Board that they have had a very difficult time getting polling places. She did agree that the McLarty Visitor Center is pretty far north and advised that the different developments in the area did not respond to her request for polling places. She, therefore, would Like the Board to approve the subdivision of Precinct 24 as described and leave the polling place as it is for the time being. There is a possibil- ity they may be able to use the Orchid Bank, but she confirmed that they will not use the McLarty building and will stay with the Indian River Shores Community Center unless they can get the use of Orchid Bank. Mrs. Robinson continued that Precinct 36 would be divided along 74th Avenue, and thanks to former County Commissioner Pat Lyons and the new Administrator of Indian River Estates, they have received approval for the use of that facility as a polling place. She again stressed the problem of finding polling places as the county grows, and advised that she at some time would like to have a polling place ordinance, the same as in Collier County, so that big developments that come in and have a definite impact on the voting would be required to allow the use of their club- house facilities for polling places if we need them. pp r-� AUG 1 �9rb7 13 poor _