Oconee County, GA Politics

HortonBOC-2012 Elect Chuck Horton Chairman of the Board of Commissioners Oconee County GA.

Tammy Gilland Announces Bid for Oconee County Commission Post 4 Tammy Gilland announced she will once again seek election to the Oconee County Board of Commissioners.  She will run for the Post 4 seat currently occupied by Chuck Horton. “During my 2010 campaign, I had the opportunity to meet and listen to the citizens of Oconee County.  I am still eager to offer my service on the Commission to encourage economic development and to provide Oconee County residents with the quality of services they expect and deserve,” Gilland said. Gilland’s community involvement includes serving on the boards of the Oconee County and Athens-Area Chambers of Commerce; President of the Oconee Rotary Club; President of the Junior League of Athens; President of the Athens-Oconee Junior Woman’s Club; President of the Board for the East Chapter of the American Red Cross; President of the YWCO; Chair of the Oconee County 4-H Program Development Team; and Chair of the Athens Regional Medical C...

You can attend this and maybe hear the local returns quicker than anybody (although they will be on the internet just as quickly), Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Thanks as always Lee for the excellent update on further possible shenanigans with the Oconee County Board of Commissioners.  Subject: Tomorrow's BOC Meeting    Dear Daniells Bridge Road Petition Signer,    The Board of Commissioners is scheduled to deal with three very  important issues at its regular meeting tomorrow night:    1. A decision to put a Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax on the  ballot in March.    2. A decision on a rezone just east of the blind curve on Daniells  Bridge Road.    3. A decision on how to expand sewage treatment capacity in the county.    If the Board decides to ask voters to approve the continuation of the 1  cent on a dollar sales tax rather than let it expire at the end of 2009,  it also will decide how...

Subject: Candidate Forum Monday Date: Sat, 11 Oct 2008 08:50:59 -0400 From: Lee Becker <lbbecker@mindspring.com> Reply-To: lbbecker@mindspring.com To: lbbecker@mindspring.com Dear Friends, Here's the schedule for the Candidate Forum on Monday night. Auditorium, Oconee County Library 7:00 Introduction of Candidates Bill Cowsert and Sherry Jackson for the 46th Senate District Questions from audience moderated by Lee Becker 7:40 Introduction of Write-In Candidate Tom Leach for the Chairmanship, Oconee County Board of Commissioners Questions from audience moderated by Russ Page 8:00 Introduction of Candidates Tom Breedlove and Richard Clark for Post 5, Board of Education Questions from audience moderated by Charles Baugh Refreshments available. The Senate is going to be dealing with a large number of crucial issues af...

I am just as flabbergasted at some of the results as the rest of you. The air was sucked out of the big upstairs courtroom last night as the final votes were tallied in the chair race. Sarah Bell ran a good race and emerged out of nowhere to challenge chairman Davis to the very end. I guess this means despite the perceived anti-incumbency fervor fanned by everything from Jim Ivey to secret meetings to courthouse moving rumors, Oconee County residents are reluctant to change leadership by a very slim margin. Looks like Oconee County voters rewarded John Daniell for his patience and smacked down Don Norris because of his suggestions about moving the courthouse. It also appears that there are more favorable memories of former fifth grade students of Kim Argo than there were people who actually voted for Ashley Hood. Hood knocked on many different doors in almost every subdivision in the county, but did not prevail despite an amazing collection of people helping her out. I really hope A...

7-10-08 Oconee Voters have choices in July 15 Primary – Important Election 7-10-08 Oconee Voters have choices in July 15 Primary – Important Election AVOC has researched the candidacies and lists persons AVOC believes to be the least influenced by the Development Community and current “Power Clique”………………………. ………..SEE OTHER ONLINE SOURCES FOR MORE INFORMATION LISTED BELOW . AVOC . July 8, 2008 . Oconee Voters have choices in July 15 Primary – Important Election . By Wendell Dawson, Editor, AVOC, Inc . Another Voice Oconee County has attempted to bring facts and issues to the public about our county. Traditional media will not deal with many issues for various reasons, i.e., advertisers, favorite candidates, prejudice, etc. The Internet allows citizens more information and a better perspective. Some active BLOGS are listed below. . A big concern of AVOC is the influence on our county government and school policies (location of sc...