More Reasons that G. Melvin Davis should resign as Oconee County Board of Commissioners chair

I wrote a letter to the editor of the Athens Banner-Herald asking for the resignation of Oconee County Board of Commissioners chairman G. Melvin Davis. Davis has done even more to ruin the reputation of Oconee County than merely testifying for a convicted felon or having a series of secret meetings making plans to move the Courthouse from downtown Watkinsville. I think this is emblematic of a much bigger problem of good old boy networking and covering of their collective asses.

I am no conspiracy theory nut, but I do think there is a battle going on here with the future of Oconee County at stake. The residents and business owners of this county are the victims of this clandestine planning and secret meetings.

Davis needs to resign to accept responsibility for a system gone out of control. He is a very genuine and nice person, but we have to say enough. At the very least he should not run for re-election.

Please people, let the newspapers and the radio stations and your neighbors. This is not a Democratic - Republican party issue; this is an Open Government issue. This is a matter of trust and principal and having a spine and standing up to the powers-that-be to say time for a change in Oconee County. This is only our future at stake. We like living in the best county in Georgia, but it is sure not going to stay this way much longer with Davis in charge.

Good job Lee Becker in uncovering just the latest parade of sleaze and corruption. Time to resign Chairman Davis.

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