Oconee County, GA Politics

 Agenda of the Oconee Democratic Committee Meeting 7 pm, January 19, 2012 at the Government Annex, Watkinsville  Call to order and welcome.  Approve agenda. Liz Goodroe and approval of minutes of the meeting on December 11, 2011. Violet Dawe and the Treasurer’s report.  A discussion of dues:  Article 3.9 from Bylaws of the Oconee County Democratic Committee:  Dues: Reasonable dues for members may be set, upon due deliberation and majority vote of the committee.  No person elected to serve in a Committee post shall be denied the right to participate for a failure to pay dues to the Committee.   As things stand now, members who do pay their dues contribute a diversity of amounts all lumped under the category of “Dues” in the Annual Financial Report.  It has been suggested that this year we each pay the same amount in Dues and label our additional (and welcomed) monetary contributions as “Donations.”  Collection of dues and memb...

Reapportionment Talking Points May 2011 I.                    Background II.                 Sample Press Questions III.              Talking Points:   Fairness, Transparency and Equality IV.               Sample Questions at Public Hearings I.                      Background When Caucus Members are speaking in public venues – forums, town halls, places of worship, media interviews, etc. – to remain within the reapportionment/redistricting language provided by the Caucus Legal team, special talking points have been adopted for use. Questions you may get from constituents or from local reporters m...

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I hope Sarah Bell does run for the 113th Special Election for the Statehouse. She is very well spoken and concerned about Oconee County and yet not beholden to corporate interests like at least one of the other announced candidates. I think she would siphon a significant portion of the Chuck Williams support. However I must counsel this: no one wants to be teased like the current Chair of the Board of Commissioners did with the dance around the seat formerly held by Hank Huckaby. I would be happy to support her in the seemingly inevitable run off but only if she announces as soon as possible The Oconee Enterprise > Latest Updates > Sarah Bell considering run for State House

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It shall be an extra challenge for those wanting to help the Oconee County Democratic Committee pick up garbage along our adopt-a-mile area on the Oconee Connector at noon. Krimson has a broken pipe at the cafe and hopes to open at 11 AM tomorrow.   If anyone wishes to have lunch before the clean-up, they will be able to eat tomorrow . I will keep you posted on the developments about her business. Rita

The Gubernatorial guest list grew by one for the Oconee County, Georgia Democratic Committee's inaugural Gubernatorial Ice Cream Social at Oconee Veterans Park Tennis Pavilion in the rear left of the park at 3500 Hog Mountain Road (State Route 53). State Representative DuBose Porter (above) of Fitzgerald confirmed his appearance at the event Sunday from 3 to 5 pm in the event across the street from Herman C. Michael Park in what has been referred to as the Eastville area of Oconee County kind of between the public High Schools (North Oconee and Oconee County). Porter joins David Poythress (below) at the event. The Irish music playing band Repent at Leisure featuing Joe Willey and Dan Everett will be performing at the event, and there will be ice cream served. All are welcome regardless of affiliation, geographic residency or any other factors.

So what do you think of renaming the Blue Hats to the Bonanza Democrats or something equally not associated with the Red Hats or anything else. Member Rita Bennett was recently chronicled in the Athens Banner-Herald's Oconee Living section , oh and a correction to the Oconee Enterprise, Oconee Living and longtime Athens Banner-Herald writer and editor Wayne Ford is not going to California, sorry Maridee and Miss Vinnie. Title: Blue Hats of Oconee Co. Democrats Date: Saturday April 12, 2008 Time: 1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Repeats: This event repeats every month on the second Saturday until Saturday January 31, 2009. Next reminder: The next reminder for this event will be sent in 4 days, 2 minutes. Location: Krimson Kafe, Watkinsville, GA Street: 40 Greensboro Hwy City State Zip: Watkinsville, Georgia Notes: Discussion of important topic! Look for us to the left inside. Come early to eat lunch. PLEASE RSVP RITA BENNETT AT bonanzagirl@hotmail.com or 706-...

The Oconee County Democratic Committee has adopted a stretch of the Oconee Connector to call its own and have to respond by picking up the garbage dropped by others. Here are the particulars for those interested in helping them out: Oconee Dems Road Cleanup, 6/30/2007, 9:00 am Reminder from: oconee Yahoo! Group Title: Oconee Dems Road Cleanup Date: Saturday June 30, 2007 Time: 9:00 am - 9:00 am Location: Oconee Connector/Mars Hill between Hwy 316 & Brookwood Drive Phone: 706-353-8310 Notes: Meet/park at fire station on Oconee Connector just off Hwy 316; bring gloves; safety vests and bags will be provided!

For immediate release Oconee County Democrats Contact: Myrna Adams West myrnaaw@bellsouth.net The Oconee County Democrats will host a lecture about global warming by Dr. James W. Porter, a professor at UGA’s Institute of Ecology, on Sunday, April 29th, at 7 PM. A discussion will follow his talk, which is titled "Too Hot To Handle: Science and Partisanship in the Global Warming Debate." This free event will be held at the Sanctuary (located at the corner of Barnett Shoals Road and 1st Street) in Watkinsville. The public is invited to attend to learn more about how serious the threat is here in Georgia and what steps the state -- and individuals -- should be taking to address climate change. Dr. Porter is the Josiah Meigs Distinguished Professor at the Institute of Ecology and holds a joint appointment with the Department of Marine Sciences. He studies the Georgia coast and Florida reefs and has testified before Congress about threats to those fragile and i...