Long term planning in recreation

Some day Oconee County will have a real public swimming facility in the County Community Complex across the street from Herman C. Michael Park. This day Watkinsville needs a public skating park since my neighbor Jimmy Marbut is moving out of the subdivision. Jimmy owns Sunshine Bikes in Watkinsville and Athens, and kids flock to him for all things wheeled. I've bought two nice bikes from him. He set his son up with a half pipe in the backyard. Kids set up jumps and ramps and leave their garbage in my front yard. I hope they enjoy the remaining days of the Marbut clan in this subdivision because who knows how long it will outlast them being here.

We need tunnels, bridges or some kind of safe pedestrian access from the Community Center to Herman C. across busy Highway 53 Hog Mountain Road. We need to develop a river walk. We need to help out the Vaughans and Al Cuming for the Elder Mill Covered Bridge Park as much as possible. We need bike paths from Prince Avenue Christian School to North Oconee to Malcolm Bridge to Oconee County High and Middle Schools to Westminster to Colham Ferry to Athens Academy.

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