Oconee County, GA Politics

Citizens for Oconee's Future, Inc. P. O. Box 1301 Watkinsville, GA 30677 Subject: Volunteers to speak at upcoming stormwater ordinance hearings This message is going to those who have expressed an interest in county issues such as zoning and ordinances such as the Master Planned Development ordinance. The County will hold two public hearings on the proposed stormwater ordinance before approving it later in July. The first is a Planning Commission hearing June 19th at 7:00 PM. The second is a Board of Commissioners hearing on June 27th at 7:00 PM. Developers have worked their magic on the proposed ordinance by getting substantial penalties removed and by having the ordinance apply only to the bare minimum portion of the county. Portions of the county where substantial development is occurring are not included. It is important the Board knows that citizens have an interest in maintaining a good quality of life and that clean water is a quality of life issue. They need to see c...

Watkinsville City Council June 14, 2006 Oconee Living Section Athens Banner-Herald Watkinsville considers beer and wine sales By Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Correspondent After an arduous ordeal of considering budgeting and a sign ordinance, Mayor Jim Luken was ready to adjourn the lengthy meeting of the Watkinsville City Council. City council members John Walsh, Jr. and Samantha Purcell had a new business bombshell to drop with almost no one left to watch the impact. Walsh read a prepared statement supporting the city council’s consideration of regulating beer and wine sales in city restaurants and retail establishments. Purcell followed up with a list of 10 reasons she felt the regulation of beer and wine sales would be beneficial for Watkinsville. Both emphasized they did not want to ever see hard alcoholic drinks sold in city limits. Currently Oconee County allows sales of beer and wine in stores outside the city limits. Council member Brian Brodrick said the ordinance needs a lot of w...

This will be at the Watkinsville Community Center on VFW Drive. Looks like the Watkinsville economy will be expanding again. AGENDA CITY OF WATKINSVILLE June 14, 2006 CALL TO ORDER QUORUM CHECK WATKINSVILLE BEAUTIFUL YARD AWARD MINUTES APPEARANCES 1. Zahid Abdullah – business license – Jack’s Food Corner – 42 Greensboro Highway 2. Vicky Tavernier – business license – Sweet ReTreat – 2 S. Main Street, Suite 102 3. Tom George – business license – TCML, Inc. – 205 Concord Drive 4. Daniel Nash – business license – Total Home Care – 115 VFW Drive 5. Kari Lentini – business license – The Beadholder – 11 School Street 6. Scott Boswell – business license – Floyd’s Grill – 64 N. Main Street 7. Donald Duncan – business license – Classic City Cabinet Mfg. Co. – 1260 Greensboro Hwy. 8. Stephanie Cartwright – business license – Jack & Jill Co. dba Bread & Budder – 1260 Greensboro Hwy., Suite 302 9. Michael McCoy – business license – Southern Crane and Mechan...

Small Town of Farmington Celebrates a Great Nation The small farming community of Farmington, Georgia will be hosting its first annual Independence Day celebration this July 4th at the Farmington Community Center on Old Farmington Road. The evening’s festivities are scheduled to begin at 5 PM and end at 8 PM. “This is a celebration of our nation as well as a celebration of our community”, says committee member Lorraine Thompson, “We invite everyone to come out and join us for an evening of music, food, and family fun.” This event is being sponsored by Citizens for South Oconee County, a regional organization promoting smart growth principles and a sense of community while protecting rural qualities. Individuals can bring a picnic dinner or enjoy the down home BBQ of Dan Reed. Sweets and refreshments will also be available. Activities will include horseshoes, face painting, water balloon toss, hayrides, and a watermelon eating contest. Live music will be provided. If you play an...

My son is going to day camp at the Oconee County Recreation Department primarily at the John T. Brannen building of Herman C. Michael park. He will start his second week Monday morning and gets to go see the animated film "Cars" this week. The Rec. Dept. showed a film called "Dreamer" this past weekend. There were lots of things to do, including disc golf, regular golf, lacrosse, soccer, rock climbing and even jazzercise. My son has always wanted to play lacrosse so it was fun for him to get to try and catch/throw that hard rubber ball. After a week of seeing how poorly the Athens YMCA runs a camp, it is good to get back to Oconee County. There was a movement a couple of years back to try and bring a new Y to Oconee largely borne out of frustration with the recreation department back then. I still wish the aquatics center was on the front burner for the Oconee Community Complex/Monument to Jim Ivey's greed across the street. We shall see how the new private indo...

My son is going to day camp at the Oconee County Recreation Department primarily at the John T. Brannen building of Herman C. Michael park. He will start his second week Monday morning and gets to go see the animated film "Cars" this week. The Rec. Dept. showed a film called "Dreamer" this past weekend. There were lots of things to do, including disc golf, regular golf, lacrosse, soccer, rock climbing and even jazzercise. My son has always wanted to play lacrosse so it was fun for him to get to try and catch/throw that hard rubber ball. After a week of seeing how poorly the Athens YMCA runs a camp, it is good to get back to Oconee County. There was a movement a couple of years back to try and bring a new Y to Oconee largely borne out of frustration with the recreation department back then. I still wish the aquatics center was on the front burner for the Oconee Community Complex/Monument to Jim Ivey's greed across the street. We shall see how the new private indo...