Oconee County, GA Politics

Many of the long standing myths surrounding Oconee County Georgia were dashed this year, including that of the never ending economic growth for the county and the supposed superiority of the School System were done in by a series of scandals and decisions which were seemingly not very popular with the majority of the local populace. Oconee County can no longer count on continued expansion of subdivisions in every direction as we have countless "PVC farms" and ghost towns in considerable corners of the main arteries ranging from Hog Mountain Road to Whitehall/Simonton Bridge Road. One can only hope for the local economy to improve well enough in 2010 where there will once again have need to build houses and have people living in them out here next year. The lack of some essential services in this county continues to come up perilously close to causing us some serious problems, but so far our government has done exactly what it needs to support our local police officers and...

I can only hope that some maverick Board of Commissioners member who is not in the pocket of local developers will turn the tide on destruction of local wetlands without some sort of LOCAL - meaning in Oconee County - comparable set aside. What good will a stream in Greene County do us here near Watkinsville? The fact that it is cheaper to buy land in Greene County then it is in Oconee is the only real reason this is going on. I seriously doubt the Army Corps of Engineers give a damn one way or the other Dear Friends, The Oconee County Citizen Advisory Committee on Land Use and Transportation Planning decided last night that it doesn't like a resolution stating that the county prefers that damage to streams and wetlands inside the county should be mitigated by restoration inside the county. So it told the Board of Commissioners it was not recommending passage. I could not attend the meeting, but I've been given a summary of the arguments by the committee chairman and ot...

Isn't it odd how some schools expand quicker and less noisier than others? --- On Mon, 11/2/09, Athens Academy <pmyers@athensacademy.org> wrote: Dear Athens Academy Parents, I am pleased to announce that on October 29, 2009, at the direction of the Board of Trustees, the school purchased approximately 49 additional acres contiguous to the existing school property. The property is located at the east end of the campus near the new Arts and Preschool Center site. While the Board of Trustees has not yet developed a specific use plan, this unique purchasing opportunity provided by the Ivy family ensures many future possibilities.  The funding for this purchase was not from sources available for the Arts and Preschool project and the acquisition in no way diminishes the Board's efforts and res...

Why should you want to fill out this survey? Because you might care about what local governments do with their roads, sidewalks and bike paths. Please take the time and fill out this survey sent to me by Dr. Anthony Glenn of Farmington. Subject: 2010 Northeast Georgia Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan   The Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (NEGRC; www.negplanning.org ) has created the first in a series of two online surveys to help guide the planning process for the 2010 Northeast Georgia Regional Bicycle & Pedestrian Plan. This first survey is at this link: http://tinyurl.com/mn3vam .  It should take no longer than 10 minutes to complete and is available until Friday, October 30, 2009.     The Northeast Georgia region includes the following counties: Athens-Clarke, Barrow, Elbert, Greene, Jackson, Jasper, Madison, Morgan, Newton, Oconee, Oglethorpe, and Walton. Please help us gather as many responses as possible by sending the survey link to...