Oconee County, GA Politics

Many thanks to Watkinsville Mayor Joe Walter, Oconee County Chair G. Melvin Davis and Oconee County State Bank owner Amrey Hardin for voting to include Elder Mill Bridge and the neighboring Mill, the largely unused railroad line and the Apalachee River as regionally important sites by the Northeast Georgia Regional Development Commission Wednesday at the Holiday Inn in Athens. Oconee County Observation blogger and UGA Journalism Professor Lee Becker as always goes the extra mile in covering the event(s) that the local media largely ignored or ignores. Oconee County Observations: Four Resources in Oconee County Get Regionally Important Designation Posted using ShareThis

Obviously Eagle Tavern and Elder Mill Covered Bridge jump to mind. I would consider nominating Ashford Manor Bed and Breakfast as well. What do you think should make the list of a regionally important resource in Oconee County? Subject: Nomination - Regionally Important Resources Folks, Check out these links.  Considering our resources in Oconee County, I encourage people to submit nominations, either through organizational affiliation or as individual citizens. http://negplanning.org/rir   http://negplanning.org/nomination_form/new   If you have questions, Nina Butler with the NEGRC has offered to help.  Here's her contact info. Nina Butler Planner, Northeast Georgia RC tel 706.369.5650 x319 fax 706.369.5792   nbutler@negrc.org .     Cheers, Tony ******************************************** Anthony E. Glenn, Ph.D. USDA, ARS Russell Research Center Toxicology & Mycotoxin Research Unit 950 College Station Ro...

Why should you want to fill out this survey? Because you might care about what local governments do with their roads, sidewalks and bike paths. Please take the time and fill out this survey sent to me by Dr. Anthony Glenn of Farmington. Subject: 2010 Northeast Georgia Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan   The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (NEGRC; www.negplanning.org ) has created the first in a series of two online surveys to help guide the planning process for the 2010 Northeast Georgia Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan. This first survey is at this link: http://tinyurl.com/mn3vam .  It should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete and is available until Friday, October 30, 2009.     The Northeast Georgia region includes the following counties: Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton. Please help us gather as many responses as possible by sending the survey link to...

Enlightening item about imminent rezone of Epps Bridge Centre after the thumbs down from NEGRDC so if you want to ask the BOC about this vote, Tuesday is your time. Lee Becker pens a thoughtful piece encompassing many of impacts of this mammoth decision.$76 million is a lot to spend during these uncertain times, and we could certainly use the economic impact, but at what cost to our way of life and traffic. The impact of our own bridge to nowhere is a question of what we allow in this Epps Bridge corridor. Is smart growth out of the question? I wish the BOC would table this and listen to James Howard Kunstler 4:00 pm Oct. 21 at UGA. Dear Friends, The Oconee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night is scheduled to make a crucial rezone decision regarding the proposed $76 million Epps Bridge Centre. The rezone comes before the BOC with a negative finding from the North East Georgia Regional Development Center that "the development is not in the best interest of the Region and...