SANFORD — Voters in Ward 3 in November may be casting their ballots in a different location.

Ward 3 consists largely of south Sanford. Voters in the ward have been casting ballots at Curtis Lake Church on Westview Drive for the last several years.

But as the church expanded its programming over time, space that had been used for voting was no longer available, and voters began casting ballots in the room where services are held. City Clerk Sue Cote said it is difficult to maneuver in and around the pews, and she said, there had been past complaints from people who told city staff they didn’t feel comfortable voting in a church.

Now, the city is considering using one of the gyms at the new Sanford High School and Regional Technical Center on Alumni Drive, off Main Street, as its Ward 3 voting location.

The public has a chance to weigh-in on the proposal at a public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday in the City Council Chambers on the third floor of City Hall, 917 Main St.

Sanford for many years had seven voting wards and seven polling stations. Then, the municipality made an interim step of keeping the same number of wards, but reducing the number of polling stations to five. In 2014, the number of wards and polling stations was reduced to three following redistricting.

— Senior Staff Writer Tammy Wells can be contacted at 282-1535, ext. 327 or [email protected].