Watkinsville City Council plugs in with charging station, statues, recycling bins in immediate ideas implemented at June 2015 meeting
The Watkinsville City Council is nothing if not ambitious in their plans for the future of Watkinsville with wooded parks and comfort stations and now new art work and maybe even an electronic automobile charging station springing up everywhere. Not everything everyone wants is going to be included in the future plans and the budget passed this evening for 2016 and beyond, but they seem always willing to listen to just about idea and discuss its merits or concerns. One such curveball was thrown by your author asking for recycling bins to be included next to all city trash cans, and Mayor Charles Ivie knocked it out of the park with a resounding endorsement even without a vote. Cindy Farley of the Oconee Cultural Arts Foundation showed up and spoke almost as much a Greek goddess statue, and at the end of the evening the city has committed $10,000.00 in tax payer money toward building bases in 15 locations around Watkinsville with the idea of installing some sort of sculp...
