Watkinsville City Council penalizes developer Norm Grayson
Developer Norm Grayson got a tongue lashing from four people and three city council members four about 90 minutes Wednesday for destroying his property's home after teasing the council members with grandiose plans of town homes. The Mayor of Watkinsville Jim Luken conducted himself very fairly and only responded when personally attacked by Grayson. The developer demolished a house without a permit. The fact that it is in a historic corridor does not enter into the governmental permit process at this point, but it should. Hopefully this is a Maginot Line, a line in the sand, a point where Oconee County people can shout "ENOUGH ALREADY! to all those hellbent on paving the entire beautiful, wonderful place. The following is an article to be published next Wednesday. Merritt Melacon wrote a good story here in today's paper. Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Watkinsville Council meeting July 14, 2005 Oconee Living section Athens Banner-Herald Watkinsville Council penalizes devel...