Oconee County, GA Politics

Supreme Court rejects water wars case

I am a Democrat and I hate paying taxes. I am also convinced that government in general has to do what it has to do to maintain a level of services. Lee Becker once again nails the local government down with accurate assessments that no one else, not Blake GIles, not Rob Peecher, not even Adam Thompson (yet) has written about. I think Adam will soon. Begin forwarded message: From: Lee Becker < lbbecker@mindspring.com > Date: May 22, 2009 11:31:06 PM EDT To: lbbecker@mindspring.com Subject: Tuesday Public Hearing on Budget Reply-To: lbbecker@mindspring.com Dear Friends, The public will be given a chance to comment on the proposed 2010 Fiscal Year Budget during a scheduled half-hour hearing Tuesday night at the courthouse in Watkinsville. Projected revenue from all sources for the General Fund budget starting July 1 is expected to be about $2 million less than the county expected to collect this year and $4 million less than the county had budgeted to spend this year. Cuts in spen...

Begin forwarded message: From: Lee Becker < lbbecker@mindspring.com > Date: April 16, 2009 10:48:54 PM EDT To: lbbecker@mindspring.com Subject: Water and Sewer Rates in Oconee to Increase Reply-To: lbbecker@mindspring.com Friends, Oconee County residential water users will be asked for the second time in a little more than a year to pay more for water, if the Board of Commissioners approves a budget request made Wednesday night by the Utility Department. The increase of 31.8 percent in the base water rate is needed to compensate for a decrease in water sales and consequent decrease in revenues for the Utility Department, the BOC was told. Sewer rates also would increase, if the Board accepts the proposal, by 24.0 percent. For details, go to http://www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/ Lee -- Lee Becker Blog: www.oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com Web: http://lbbecker48.googlepages.com/