Oconee County, GA Politics

Here are the questions you can expect on the Democratic ballot for the Primary.  Of course you know by now if you want any influence whatsoever in Oconee County, you must vote in the Republican primary to get your vote to make any impact. There are no candidates to choose from in the Primary on the Democratic side this time around. We need candidates people, step up. Sincerely,  Dan Matthews Date: Fri, 25 May 2012 15:20:42 -0400 From: flowersliz123@gmail.com To: danmatt@hotmail.com Subject: Release - GA DEMS RELEASE JULY PRIMARY BALLOT QUESTIONS MEDIA RELEASE May 25, 2012 For Immediate Release Contact: Liz Flowers Senate Democratic Caucus 404-291-4755 flowersliz123@gmail.com or Eric Gray Democratic Party of Georgia  404-992-8699 Eric@GeorgiaDemocrat.org or Sophie Loghman House Democratic Caucus  770-265-1069 sophie@gahousedems.com   ...

Today is the last day to pay your property taxes at the Oconee County Courthouse without paying a penalty. The long lines reflected the last second nature of many of the taxpayers wanted not to part with one cent any earlier than absolutely necessary.  Once again the wonderful folks in the basement of the Courthouse were more than willing to accept payment quickly and pleasantly.

Raising taxes is not something I support very often, but given the crisis that the State of Georgia is in, something has to be done, and this is merely a beginning. Woven brightly,  Daniel J. Matthews, Jr. Subject: Join us: Rally for Georgia kids March 8th Campaign for Tobacco-Free Kids Please join us as we call on the state legislature to raise Georgia's tobacco tax! 9am Rally Monday, March 8th Central Presbyterian Church 201 Washington St. SW Downtown Atlanta Across from the Capital Also, check out the radio ad we currently have running: How Many Reasons Do We Need? Hope you can make it on Monday! Melinda Little Regional Director    Click here to contribute www.tobaccofreekids.org • 202.296.5469 1400 Eye Street, NW, Suite 1200 • Washington, D.C. 20005 nonprofit software

Watkinsville City Council member Brian Brodrick talked about connectivity in passing Wednesday evening when taking homeowner Dwayne Wilkes to task for an ill fitting sketch plat designed by Ken Beall and Associates to shoehorn seven houses on a private drive in a narrow farm field. Connectivity is something sorely lacking in a lot of neighborhoods and subdivisions in many areas of Oconee County. Necessity being the mother of invention, the children and young drivers of my neighborhood have taken the problem into their own hands and wheels, driving in between the elbow curve in the road of my street Katie Lane and the cul de sac of the neighboring Taylor's Landing subdivision, right past the cement sewer cover and kind of in between at least four different tracts of property. The tire tracks are visible right there in the sod, but I do not think this is a very heavily traveled road, but given the fact that kids hang out with kids in the adjoining subdivisions, it makes sense that t...

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...