Oconee County, GA Politics

All photos on this post by Kate McDaniel From: Angela Helwig ahelwig@oconee.ga.us To: Cc: Angela H angelahelwig@yahoo.com  Sent: Monday, April 23, 2012 4:45 PM Subject: Preliminary Report on the Great American Cleanup in Oconee Good afternoon!  What a wonderful day Saturday was!  Thank you everyone for showing up to help with the Kickoff and Cleanup Day!  What a turnout!  I have attached some photos – thanks to Kate McDaniel!  If anyone else has photos, please send them my way. I am still working on my report for this year's Great American Cleanup and there is lots more info to be tallied.  Here are some numbers from our Great American Cleanup in Oconee, so far: 136 volunteers 150 man hours 91 bags of trash/recyclables 1140 lbs of trash/recyclables 20+ miles of Oconee roads litter free (for now) Please check out the latest article by Melissa Steele, on Oconee Patch:  http://oconee.patch.com/articles...

 I was extremely disappointed in the City of Watkinsville's lack of participation in the Great Oconee Clean Up this weekend. I did see Oconee County Government officials including Commissioner Chuck Horton, Clerk Angela Helwig and Sheriff candidate Trey Downs taking part in the clean up at various spots all over the county, but it seems that Mayor Charles Ivie of Watkinsville has better things to do than take part, participate, condone, or at least acknowledge the citizens and residents picking up litter and refuse as the Municipal Government had spearheaded in the past. I know he was made aware of the event by organizers, but did very little to help facilitate or make things go more smoothly for the residents of Watkinsville or others from outside the city limits to help clean the city streets. Perhaps there was too much going on this Saturday, or perhaps ignorance is an excuse we will hear again and again from the current Mayor of the county seat. During the past administ...

  Graffiti tags near Elder Bridge causes letters to be written and photos to be taken. The following are letters from Angela Helwig and Bill Zorn that have been minimally edited. I am all for protecting Elder Mill Covered Bridge by all means necessary. Subject: RE: elder bridge EMERGENCY!!!! Mr. Zorn (and all), As Director of Keep Oconee County Beautiful Commission, I receive e-mails from Keep America Beautiful regarding their various programs.  One that I have mostly ignored is their "Graffiti Hurts" campaign.  I see now that I was mistaken to believe that it would not be a problem here. Here is a link to the Graffiti Hurts website:  http://www.graffitihurts.org/.  It contains a lot of information including prevention, task force creation, best practices, etc.  There have been grants available the past few years from KAB for this program.  According to the KAB website, "In 2011, KAB expanded the national grants program and added one additio...

Angela Helwig works in the Board of Commissioners office and is a true patriot in every sense of the word. She loves her country and volunteers her time in a variety of ways. Her editorial co-written with her husband shows how much of a hole Congressman Dr. Paul Broun has dug himself in every time he preaches the so called Four Way Test.

The self proclaimed "troll under the Elder Mill Covered bridge" Al Cuming was injured the other day by truck. We have served many years together on various committees and worked for the Eagle Tavern and covered bridge near his house. He recently lost his wife after a long bout with Alzheimer's. I will repaste Angela Helwig's email here on it: In case you have not heard, Al Cuming was injured yesterday – struck by a car – breaking his hip. He underwent surgery this morning. Chairman Davis spoke to him this afternoon and according to Al, the surgery went well and he’s feeling much better. He will be leaving the hospital in a couple of days and will enter rehab for a while. His daughter Lynn is here with him for now. Once Al is finished with rehab he expects to be as good as new. Angela Helwig Oconee County Board of Commissioners P.O. Box 145 Watkinsville, GA 30677 (706)769-5120 www.oconeecounty.net Word has it that the BOC decided not to pursue the purchase of the p...