By Betsy Finklea
The Latta Town Council decided at their special meeting on Thursday to let the voters choose their form of government. The election will take place on June 24th.

The town currently has the strong mayor form of government. There is a movement to change it to the strong council form of government.
An explanation of the various forms of government from the Municipal Association of South Carolina appears on page 4 of the Thursday, April 18th issue and can also be viewed at the following link: http://www.masc.sc/SiteCollectionDocuments/Administration/Forms%20and%20Powers2.pdf.
More details from the meeting will be in Tuesday’s issue.