Oconee County, GA Politics

MINUTES OF MEETING OF MAYOR AND COUNCIL CITY OF WATKINSVILLE June 14, 2006 PRESENT: Mayor Luken, Council members Link, Purcell, Brodrick, Walsh, Walter and City Attorney Huff. VISITORS: See attached sheet. QUORUM CHECK: Mayor Luken acknowledges a quorum is present and asks those with non-emergency cell phones to turn them off or down. Mayor Luken also welcomes County Commissioner Chuck Horton. WATKINSVILLE BEAUTIFUL YARD AWARD: Mike and Nona Thornton of 9 South Main Street were awarded, in abstention, the Watkinsville Beautiful Yard Award for the month of June. The selection was made by Jim Shearon of Ashford Manor Bed & Breakfast. MINUTES: Councilwoman Purcell moved and Councilman Link seconded the motion to approve the minutes of the May 10, 2006 Council meeting as presented with corrections provided by Councilman Brodrick. Motion carried unanimously. ZAHID ABDULLAH: Steve Knapp and Laura Wright represented Zahid Abdullah. Councilman Walter moved and Councilman Walsh seconded th...

Called City Council Meeting Oconee Living section Athens Banner-Herald June 26, 2006 Residents show support for Council approval of beer and wine sales By Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Correspondent Athens Banner-Herald 35 residents of Oconee County, many in favor of the council voting for approval of beer and wine sales without a referendum, came to the Watkinsville Community Center on a wet Monday evening for a special called meeting of the city council concerning the possible sales of beer and wine in restaurants and stores inside the city limits. Currently beer and wine sales are legal in Oconee County stores only outside of municipalities, having passed in 1987 without a referendum as well. Watkinsville mayor Jim Luken made sure everyone who attended his meeting called for Monday night were aware this special called meeting had no agenda and no vote. “This was an information gathering meeting,” said Jim Luken. “Nobody was trying to sneak anything past you. We are not voting on anythi...

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