Oconee County, GA Politics

Citizens for Oconee's Future, Inc. P. O. Box 1301 Watkinsville, GA 30677 Citizens Shortly after the Board of Commissioners vote on the grossly expensive reservoir project with Walton County I sent an e mail with the results and a promise for further information after having time to think about it for a while. Here is what I think about it. The voting majority of this Board made up of Davis, Norris and Luke is on a mission to fully develop this county no matter what the cost to quality of life for current residents. There is no way to change this policy without changing 3 votes. There is on {I think he meant no, although it could be one} way to change 3 votes without changing Davis, Norris and Luke for three with a more balanced policy. The current development policy will eventually directly impact every one of the 30,000 who live here now. It will do no good to fight each rezone proposal as long as the county "economic development" policy is to promote more &quo

OK, so John Coyne owns property in 10th. The Orchard community is not my favorite place in Clarkesville. The fact that this candidate seems content to clone a couple of the more notorious GOP proposals does not inspire too much sympathy on this end. Here is his campaign piece via Laura Floyd Georgia's 10th Congressional District Democratic Candidate PO Box 191047 Atlanta GA 31119-1047 (404) 886-2430 Biography PERSONAL John Coyne is 56 years old and has five children and six grandchildren. He resides with his wife, Pamela, and son, Christopher, in Alpharetta, GA. I have been a property owner in The Orchard Community of Clarkesville for almost ten years. EDUCATION John was born in Glen Ridge, New Jersey in 1950, graduated from Livingston High School in 1968, attended Essex County College in Newark, New Jersey where he studied engineering and was Captain of the Golf Team from 1968-1970. In 1970, he transferred to the University of Georgia and received a Bachelor of Science Degree

NOTICE TO PUBLIC The Watkinsville City Council will be holding a Called Council Meeting on Wednesday, March 28, 2007 at 6:30 p.m. at the Watkinsville Community Center to discuss the following: AGENDA CITY OF WATKINSVILLE CALLED COUNCIL MEETING March 28, 2007 @ 6:30 p.m. QUORUM CHECK APPEARANCES 1. Dan Elder – building permit – 14’ x 85’ retail/office space – 10 N Main St., Ste A 2. Dan Elder – building permit – 14’ x 85’ retail/office space – 10 N Main St., Ste B 3. Industrial Mechanical – building permit – 130’ x 24’ office addition – 1241 Greensboro Hwy. 4. Oconee Ventures – building permit – 80’ x 120’ storage building – 1040 Business Blvd. 5. Nathan Mende – sign request appeal – NPR Ducati @ 1461 Greensboro Hwy. NEW BUSINESS 1. Consider Farmers Market Board Member. ADJOURN

A few years ago there was a big uproar here in Oconee County because the Board of Commissioners would not let Oconee County, Georgia residents vote on whether or not to have alcohol in our restaurants. Ultimately we did get another referendum (which was defeated) but several members of the BOC were sacrified along way. Watkinsville is now serving beer and wine in restaurants (thanks to a 3-to-2 vote in the City Council) and the world continues to turn. Now the GOP bigwigs in the Statehouse have decided that local community control is something they do not want , and Georgia remains one of three states left in the United State of America where local communities can not decide whether they want to have alcohol served in restaurants on Sundays. Republicans often preach about local control, but when it comes to practicing what they preach, it seems this is out of the reach of those in control in Atlanta. Why not give local city and towns the right to decide whether or not beer or wine wil