Appointments To Hard Labor Creek Reservoir Board On Agenda For Oconee County Commission Again

Oconee County Commissioners will be asked again on Tuesday to decide if they want to replace Chuck Horton as one of two citizen alternates on the Hard Labor Creek Regional Reservoir Management Board and appoint instead the executive director of the Georgia Green Industry Association.

The commissioners said at the beginning of the month that they expected that a special election to fill a vacancy on the Board of Commissioners would be settled by now, clarifying Horton’s eligibility for the spot.

Horton is a candidate in that special election, and, were he to be elected, he would not be eligible to serve as a citizen representative on the reservoir management board.

Horton won a plurality but not majority of the vote on Nov. 8, and he and Marcus Wiedower meet in a runoff election on Dec. 6. Early voting starts on Monday and will run through Friday at the Board of Elections and Registration Office across from the Courthouse.

Also at its meeting on Tuesday, the Board of Commissioners will discuss amendments to the county’s alcoholic beverage ordinance and get an update on water and wastewater plans from Utility Department Director Wayne Haynie.

For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Document Showing Original Selections