Oconee County, GA Politics

By a 4-to-1 vote, the Watkinsville City Council passed the beer and wine control restaurant pouring ordinance Wednesday evening. Managers have to be 25 years old and the eateries have to seat at least 50 people on the inside. The ordinance will not take effect until Jan. 1, 2007.

Outside of the Eckerd's at Butler's Crossing. He looked sad and lonely. I waved and he waved back. Sorry no one I know is voting for you

Might be some beer and wine rumblings for restaurants in Watkinsville and Oconee County in the not too distant future.....see #2 on old business. AGENDA CITY OF WATKINSVILLE August 9, 2006 CALL TO ORDER QUORUM CHECK WATKINSVILLE BEAUTIFUL YARD AWARD MINUTES APPEARANCES 1. Jaimee Dean – business license – Mary Lou’s Garden – 10C Barnett Shoals Road 2. Flo Wilkes – demolition permit – existing building @ Greensboro Highway 3. Ted Evans – building permit – 55’x130’ steel building @ 50 Greensboro Highway ADMINISTRATION 1. Reconciliation Report (June 30, 2006) MAYOR’S REPORT CITIZEN’S COMMENTS OLD BUSINESS 1. Bicentennial Reports 2. Consider Beer & Wine Ordinance NEW BUSINESS 1. Possibly consider new storm water engineer. 2. Consider moratorium on construction in downtown Watkinsville and consider expansion of the downtown area. ADJOURN

Athens Banner-Herald's Oconee County beat reporter Juliana Merritt Melancon wants to talk to some people from the south end of Oconee County to ask them various questions, some of which you will get a clue about below. If you are from Bishop on south, please call her if you can. Here is her plea. Thank you very much from the both of us. Hello Oconee County Residents, This is Merritt Melancon from the Athens Banner Herald . I’m one of the writers here who covers Oconee County for our paper, and I could use your help. I’m working on an article about families who live in the more rural southern half of the county, and families who live in the more suburban northern half of the county. It’s about how they’re similar and how they are different. What services each group expects from the county and what services they use? How they picture the county in 10 years? How involved are they in the workings of the county government? Why they live in the county and how they identify themselves w...

The Oconee County Democratic Committee cobbled together a couple of letters thanking voters for selecting the Democratic side in the recent primary. We mined and stiched together various databases to retrieve the names of those who voted on the Democratic side for both this election and the most recent. We realize people cross over for various reasons and I suspect this person might have done so for her own personal decision. We respect that so I wanted to remove her name. But here is the email exchange I went through with her: Mr. Matthews, My husband and I recevied a letter from the Democrat party recently. We have also received numerous phone calls from Democrat candiates asking us to vote for them. These calls are recorded calls and do not give any information on what the candidate stands for. I want to know who you got our personal information from. To me this is an invasion of my privacy and I DO NOT want to receive any more calls from your candidates. You can respond to thi...

I am supporting Jim Martin in the Democratic run-off for Lieutenant Governor on August 8, and I hope you will too. In the race for Lieutenant Governor, only Jim Martin has the experience we need to bring down healthcare costs, bring good-paying jobs to Georgia, and increase student achievement. Jim served for 18 years in the state House, was an active member of the Democratic leadership, and passed more than 60 laws that improve the lives of Georgians every day. He also led the Department of Human Resources under two governors. Jim is respected statewide as an advocate for children, senior citizens, and families. No candidate in the race for Lieutenant Governor has a comparable record of accomplishment or shares our values more than Jim Martin. That is why Jim has been endorsed by Mayor Shirley Franklin, Ambassador Andrew Young, Governor Roy Barnes, the Georgia Association of Educators, and leaders from across the state. I ask you to join me in voting for Jim on August 8. To learn more...