The vote in Marshalltown to fund the joint Police/Fire station proposal is Tuesday. The final day to vote absentee is Monday at the Marshall County Courthouse. This will be a yes/no vote and it will take a 60% majority for the measure to pass. On Saturday in the Marshalltown Times Republican newspaper there were op-ed pieces in favor of and against the idea. On Sunday tours were offered of the police and fire station facilities in Marshalltown in an effort to help people make up their minds, a check Friday morning indicated that over 400 absentee ballots had been taken out. The newsroom will provide coverage of the results Tuesday night after the polls of which there are four here in Marshalltown close.
The polling places in Marshalltown:
Iowa Veterans Home
Marshalltown Public Library
Fisher Community Center
First Baptist Church