LIVERMORE FALLS – Voters will have two local issues to consider when they go to the polls Tuesday.

One is a referendum question asking voters if they want to adopt an ordinance to regulate adult-only businesses.

The other is a nonbinding question, asking if town officials should study changing the town from from Androscoggin County to Franklin County.

The polls are open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, Nov. 2, at the Fire Station.

The purpose of the proposed adult-only business ordinance is not to prohibit sexually oriented businesses from operating in the town, but to regulate their location and manner of operation, while providing a reasonable opportunity for such business to exist, the ordinance states.

The ordinance would require a person wishing to operate a sexually oriented business to obtain an annual license before opening the establishment, and prior to the expiration of the amortization period established by the ordinance.

The applicant would be required to deposit a $250 license fee and a $50 processing fee with the application and would be required to submit other information as outlined in the 11-page ordinance.

The proposal would prohibit sexually oriented businesses from within 1,000 feet of the lot lines of any of the following:

• A church, synagogue or other house of religious worship.

• A public or private elementary or secondary school.

• A day-care facility.

• A public park or public recreational facility.

• Another sexually oriented business.

They also could not be within 500 feet of the lot lines of any residence.

The ordinance would also regulate the layout of the interior of the business and prohibit anyone under 18 on the premises.

Copies of the ordinance are available at the library and Town Office.

Regarding the straw poll to study the benefits of changing counties, both Livermore Falls Police Chief Ernest Steward Jr. and Town Manager Alan Gove said they believe it would be better for the town to move to Franklin County.

Among the pluses are that the Farmington courts would be closer for residents and police than the Auburn and Lewiston courts, both said.