Oconee County, GA Politics

To make it easier for folks to find the application, here’s the direct link. http://www.oconeecounty.com/Government/Planning/ComprehensivePlanPage.htm I have also attached the PDF document. Good luck! Cheers, Tony

The time is here folks! Oconee County is at a critical moment that will define its future. Pick up a copy of this week’s Oconee Enterprise. Take a look at the bottom of page 2. There is a VERY important public notice from the county. The Editor of the paper, Merritt Melancon, has an accompanying article on page 3. The county is now taking applications from citizens for appointment to the Stakeholders Advisory Committee for the Joint Comprehensive Plan for Oconee County and the Cities of Bishop, Bogart, North High Shoals, and Watkinsville. This committee will be charged with developing the overall comprehensive plan for the county, including relevant areas for residential/commercial/industrial development. This will include revamping the Future Land Use Map. This committee will literally define what Oconee County will become over the next 10 years, which is a critical time frame for determining whether we become another Gwinnett County or something much smarte...

Happy Belated New Year to everyone. While it is a fresh new year, the county still has its stale old problem………lack of a proper growth strategy. Forgive any duplicated posting regarding this info. It’s too important to miss even a single person. See the message below from Lee Becker. The meeting this Wednesday ( 7:00 p.m. , County Courthouse ) is of long-range significance for the county. As you have likely heard, the county received a harsh wake-up-call regarding the cost of building a reservoir off Barnett Shoals Road along the Oconee River . Since the current BOC seems determined to support sprawl across the entire county, they are now dowsing about for a new source of water. Cheers, Tony -----Original Message----- From: lbbecker@mindspring.com [mailto: lbbecker@mindspring.com ] Sent: Sunday, January 14, 2007 10:33 PM Subject: Two Meetings about Water Dear Friends: Two important meetings are taking place this week and next. At 7 ...

I wanted to pass along some sad news I received this weekend from Paul Poninski. ALP has begun some initial bulldozing for its development off US441 along the Apalachee River . This is not full scale “rape-and-scrape” of the land yet. It is so far just two dozers doing some initial clearing. However, this indicates that more intensive clearing may be coming soon. You will likely remember that this development was one that got approved with a 100 foot buffer on the flood plain, which was later weakened to 50 feet. So far this buffer has not been reduced any further. Yet, I should point out that the county has now completely abandoned any buffer on the flood plain. Since the State doesn’t require such a buffer, the county feels they don’t have the legal footing to mandate a buffer. This shows their willingness to appease the developers. The county has a history of unusually strong environmental standards such as the flood plain buffer and exceptional river buffe...