Why I'm Voting? What Neighbors Tell Patch

 and  voters hit their local polling places Tuesday voice their opinions in the April 3 municipal and county elections.

They'll decide on aldermen, county issues, including propositon S and the Parkway School Board.

Polls open at 6 a.m. Tuesday and close at 7 p.m.

Town and Country - Manchester Patch spoke with voters throughout the day to find out what brought them out to vote this election.

In Town and County deer management was an issue many voters we spoke with mentioned.

Mike Perry said he was voting against aldermen who support the sterilization of the deer.

I"m voting against the deer. It seems ridiculous to spend twelve hundred dollars to sterilize them," Perry tells Patch. "I"m opposed to spending more than I have to."

Town and Country residents Lucinda Marrs and Mary Lou Campbell shared similar sentiments with Patch Tuesday.

"Both candidates are for reducing the deer, but I support the lethal," Marrs said. "Now we have these deer with collars. It's just ridiculous."

"That was the main issue," added Campbell who said she simply wants the deer population under control. "I do have a lot of issue with the deer and am trying to get the people in there who will take care of the problem. It's been going on for a long time now."

 also brought out local voters. If passed it would issue $100 million in general obligation bonds to renovate unsafe conditions at the County Courthouse and build a new Family Justice Center in downtown Clayton without a tax increase.

"I came out for the courthouse improvements," explained Town and Country resident Steve Spoeneman. "The courthouse is in need of repairs. It's the biggest circut in the state and services most of the people so it needs proper funding."

In Manchester, some voters said it was more of a personal preference than an issue that brought them to the polls.

"I have a few options for alderman," Manchester Ward 1 resident Glenn Smith tells Patch. "The incumbent. I guess I wasn't happy with him."

"I wanted to vote for a particular person," added Ward 1 resident L. Shaffer. "Actually my husband was going to voter for a particular candidate and I don't want that person in office."

However, Shaffer also tells Patch it was her sense of civic duty that truly brought her out to the polls.

"Just because I could be voting," Shaffer said.

That reason was expressed by many voters Patch spoke with Tuesday.

"It isn't an issue. It's because I'm an american and it's our privilege and honor to vote," explained Manchester resident Marelyn Verner.

"I vote every election. I think it's my duty to vote," Charlotte Wiggians of Winchester added. "I get to express my opinion. That's why."

Patch will also post election results as they come in Tuesday night and speak with candidates as the results come in. So be sure to check back Tuesday night and Wednesay morning for the latest.