Oconee County, GA Politics

Many thanks in advance to Russ Page and Lee Becker for organizing the forum this evening at the Oconee County Library on Experiment Station Road (State Route 53) in Watkinsville for the House Special Election for District 113. I am looking forward to listening to and answering the questions of the concerned voters of the District. We will also have signs and bumper stickers for those who are interested in displaying those.

Dr. Glenn says go, and that is good enough for me (although I have plans already) please let me know you impressions of what happens if you attend. Woven brightly, Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Date: Tue, 25 Nov 2008 08:20:09 -0800 From: southoconee@yahoo.com Subject: BOC meeting tonight: SPLOST and other agenda items To: aglenn@uga.edu I apologize for the short notice, but hopefully you've seen some of the press coverage concerning the SPLOST renewal that the county is considering.   The actual vote on the SPLOST by the citizens of Oconee County will come in March 2009, but the allocation of the revenue generated from the six-year S pecial P urpose Local O ption S ales T ax will be decided now by the Board of Commissioners. Below is the agenda for tonight's BOC meeting.  There are several items on the agenda of long-term impact in addition to the SPLOST (waste water treatment, Daniells Bridge Road concept plan, ambulance service). If you haven't followed the SPLOST ...

Already looking toward our next election....thanks Lee ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: Lee Becker < lbbecker@mindspring.com > Date: Fri, Oct 17, 2008 at 11:06 PM Subject: SPLOST and Ballot Amendments To: lbbecker@mindspring.com Dear Friends, While many voters are still focused on the Nov. 4 election, the County is about to launch a campaign to get voters to approve a renewal of the Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (SPLOST) of 1 cent on the dollar at a special election on March 17, 2009. The first of two public information sessions on the proposed SPLOST renewal will be on Oct. 21, and it will be followed by a second on Nov. 3. Both meetings will begin at 7 p.m. at the Oconee County Civic Center on Hog Mountain Road. Local Farmland Protection Advocate Russ Page has launched a campaign to get farmland protection included in the SPLOST allocations. I've explained the schedule for the SPLOST campaign, Russ' work at including Farmland Protection...

Courtney Gale, Melvin Davis, Tony Glenn and Russ Page are just a few of the familiar faces on this preview of the film by Celestea Sharp.

I apologize for not getting this out sooner. Below is info on a presentation that will take place this evening on TDRs (transfer of development rights). TDRs are a hot topic with regard to development. Try to attend if possible. Tony ----------------------------------------------- Rick Pruetz Planning Consultant from California and the most noted authority on TDR’s in the country Tonight, Thursday, August 23, 2007 7:00 PM Auditorium at the new North Oconee High School. This program is being sponsored by Oconee County's Joint Comprehensive Plan Development Committee. Transfer of Development Rights is a method that many counties around the country are using to preserve open space and/or historically or environmentally sensitive areas. His talk will be a general discussion of TDR’s, how they work, their benefits, and drawbacks. He has advised many communities on the development of their TDR programs and will be here to finalize the Newton County TDR Ordinance. This TDR pr...