BOC Candidate Ben Bridges Said He Wants To Be The Voice Of Oconee County Citizens

Ben Bridges says the county is growing too fast and it is time to slow down for a little while to take stock of where things are.

He also says that water and sewer are the biggest challenges facing the county.

Bridges is running for the open Post II on the Oconee County Board of Commissioners, and the announcer voice of the Oconee County Warriors says he wants to become the voice of all Oconee County citizens.

In an hour-long interview, Bridges said the county’s decision to approve Master Plan Developments in the early 2000s was a mistake, that the county should not have turned Mars Hill Road over to the state for construction, and that he doesn’t think the county should have agreed to pay for Parkway Boulevard Extension.

The interview with Bridges is the first of three with candidates for the Post II position on the Board of Commissioners to be featured on Oconee County Observations. The complete video of the interview with Bridges is at the bottom of this post.

Interviews with Chuck Horton and Marcus Wiedower, in which both responded to the same basic questions as were asked of Bridges, will follow.

For more on Bridges' responses to issues before the county and for the full video interview, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Ben Bridges