Oconee County, GA Politics

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information, call 706-769-5161 Watkinsville Celebrates its 200th Birthday on Nov. 24 “Artland of Georgia” will offer commemorative postal cancellation, re-enactments, and more WATKINSVILLE, GA., Nov. 13 – While shoppers around the state hit the malls, citizens of at least one thriving Georgia town will celebrate a different kind of milestone on November 24. The Northeast Georgia city of Watkinsville will celebrate its 200th birthday on Friday, November 24. Beginning at 9:00 a.m. ceremonies will be held at the Eagle Tavern, located at the intersection of Main and Third Streets in downtown Watkinsville. “Our citizens are excited about this celebration, and I anticipate a large crowd to help us start our next 200 years off right,” said Luken. “It will be a fun-filled morning with ample doses of history, humor, and honor for our citizens and guests.” After decades of mystery, the city learned earlier this year the exact date of its anniversary thanks to re...

Evening everyone, I'm passing along some words of thanks from Russ Page. See his message below. As you likely already know, the BOC voted to approve the two rezone requests by Plum Creek. This now makes ~1300 acres and ~250 homes that the commission has approved for AR-5 along US441 south of Heritage Park. As Russ points out, there is a silver lining to this dark cloud. For the first time we have some definite movement toward a river walk. For the record, Commissioners Horton and Hale voted to deny both rezones, while Commissioners Luke and Norris voted to approve. Chairman Davis broke the tie vote in favor of the rezones. The dynamics of the commission voting last Tuesday (November 7th) indicates how the majority of the BOC coninues to emphasize illogical and inappropriate development to the detriment of the county. They have now endorsed a focal point of residential development in the south end. By doing so they know that demand for commercial development will follow, thus ...

Subject: A Pledge to Republicans A Pledge to Disheartened Republicans We know Republicans are dismayed and disheartened at the results of last week's election. Republicans are worried that the country is heading toward a very bad place they don't want it to go. The 12-year Republican Revolution has ended with so much yet to do, so many promises left unfulfilled. Republicans are in a funk, and it is understandable. Thus, here is the Democrat's Pledge to Disheartened Republicans: 1. Democrats will always respect Republicans for their conservative beliefs. Democrats will never, ever, call them "unpatriotic" simply because they disagree with them. In fact, Democrats encourage Republicans to dissent and disagree with them. 2. Democrats will let Republicans marry whomever they want, even when some consider that behavior to be "different" or "immoral." Who people marry is nobody?s business. Love and be in love -- it's a wonderful gift. 3. Demo...

Citizens for Oconee's Future, Inc. P. O. Box 1301 Watkinsville, GA 30677 Following is the text of a message from Lee Becker, Friends of Barber Creek concerning sewage spills from facilities currently operated by Oconee County. Please put the DEC. 12 hearing on your calendars and plan to attend and speak out on this issue. You can be sure that as the Board of Commissioners continues its policy of promoting more development in the County there will be more sewage to be treated, more garbage to be buried, more traffic to be controlled, more children to be educated and more etc. I just received an e mail from a concerned citizen who suggested the new Oconee County motto should be "Becoming more like Gwinnett each day". Charles Baugh, President Dear Friends: Oconee County has had at least five malfunctions or other problems with its two sewage treatment plants since February of 2003 that were serious enough to require notification of the Georgia Environmenta...

Watkinsville approves first pouring licenses | | Story updated at 10:41 PM on Monday, November 13, 2006 The Watkinsville City Council approved provisional beer and wine pouring licenses to Ann Miller-Anderson, owner of Maison Bleu, Jose Zambrano, owner of Girasoles, and Kenneth Gautreau, owner of Gautreau's Cajun Cafe, at its regularly scheduled meeting last week. The pouring licenses are the first three to be approved since the council passed an ordinance allowing the issuance of beer and wine pouring licenses in August. The provisional licenses granted to Miller-Anderson, Zambrano and Gautreau will allow them to serve beer and wine at their restaurants starting Jan. 1. All three restaurants are located on Main Street in Watkinsville.

Daniel, I happened across your blog while sending out press releases. I am fairly new to the area and have started a theatre which you may find exciting, if you like entertaining theatre anyway. We are grateful that Chris Starr has contacted our theatre, and is going to be doing an article for the Banner-Herald, however... I thought you might like to have some general information about Rose of Athens Theatre, so I've attached a press release and a mission statement. Enjoyed reading your blog, Lisa Cesnik Artistic Director, Rose of Athens Theatre Shakespeare Aloud! (outreach) LisaCesnik@gmail.com 706-315-2115 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: November 6, 2006 ROSE OF ATHENS THEATRE ANNOUNCES ITS INAUGURAL PRODUCTION: THE SILLY, IRREVERENT COMEDY, THE BIBLE: THE COMPLETE WORD OF GOD (abridged) BY THE REDUCED SHAKESPEARE COMPANY . PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE AT JITTERY JOE’S COFFEE ROASTING CO. AT 780 EAST BROAD, ACROSS FROM THE NEW TRANSPORTATION CENTER IN DOWNTOWN ATHEN...

Citizens for Oconee's Future, Inc. P. O. Box 1301 Watkinsville, GA 30677 The 11/20/2006 Planning Commission meeting agenda is posted to the Oconee County web site. It is in the Planning portion of the site. Those who live along Barnett Shoals Road should be aware of a proposal to build 230 houses on 264 acres on Old Barnett Shoals Road. If you are concerned about traffic and over development along this road you should make it known. Charles Baugh, President