Oconee County BOC meeting tonight: SPLOST and other agenda items from Tony Glenn and Lee Becker and Russ Page

Dr. Glenn says go, and that is good enough for me (although I have plans already) please let me know you impressions of what happens if you attend.

Woven brightly,
Daniel J. Matthews, Jr.






Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:20:09 -0800
From: southoconee@yahoo.com
Subject: BOC meeting tonight: SPLOST and other agenda items
To: aglenn@uga.edu

I apologize for the short notice, but hopefully you've seen some of the press coverage concerning the SPLOST renewal that the county is considering.   The actual vote on the SPLOST by the citizens of Oconee County will come in March 2009, but the allocation of the revenue generated from the six-year Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax will be decided now by the Board of Commissioners.

Below is the agenda for tonight's BOC meeting.  There are several items on the agenda of long-term impact in addition to the SPLOST (waste water treatment, Daniells Bridge Road concept plan, ambulance service).

If you haven't followed the SPLOST issue very closely, I encourage you to take a moment to review the following links.  Comparatively little of the SPLOST revenue will be used for "special purpose" but instead will be used for payment of debt and other standard services.

As usual, read Lee Becker's blog for detailed analysis of this issue:
www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com

Video of SPLOST discussions are available at www.vimeo.com/OconeeCounty.  It is particularly worth viewing Russ Page's presentation.

Lastly, be sure to read yesterdays ABH article on this issue:
http://onlineathens.com/stories/112408/new_359160677.shtml

If you feel inspired to contact the BOC, here are their email addresses:
Melvin Davis (Chairman): mdavis@oconee.ga.us
Margaret Hale: margarethale@oconee.ga.us and marghale@aol.com
Chuck Horton: chorton@oconee.ga.us
Jim Luke: jluke@oconee.ga.us
Don Norris: dnorris@oconee.ga.us

Again, sorry for the late notice.

Many thanks,
Tony Glenn



1.                 Interview applicant for appointment to the Keep Oconee County Beautiful Commission.
 
2.                 Interview applicant for appointment to the Land Use and Transportation Planning Committee.
 
3.                 Public input and prioritization of 2009 SPLOST allocations.
 
4.                 Discuss Environmental Health Fees Proposal – Todd Jones, Ryan Jones and Dr. Claude Burnett.
 
5.                 Discuss 2008 Tax Digest Error and Release Order – Gina Lindsey.
 
6.                 Discuss 2009 Beer and/or Wine License renewal applications – Gina Lindsey.
 
7.                 Consider approval of employee early retirement – Malinda Smith.
 
8.                 Discuss expansion of wastewater treatment capacity – Chris Thomas.</ span>
 
9.                 Discuss Daniells Bridge Road concept plan – Emil Beshara.
 
10.            Discuss status of ambulance service – Alan Theriault.
 
11.            Review December 2, 2008 agenda.
 
12.            Statements and Remarks from Citizen s.
 
13.            Executive Session to discuss land acquisition, personnel matters and/or potential litigation (if needed).
 
14.            Adjourn.
 

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