Politics & Government
Called Meeting Of Oconee County Recreational Affairs Committee To Reconsider Greenway Along Oconee River At Barnett Shoals
The committee will consider purchase of easements on two key properties along both sides of the river.
The Oconee County Citizen Advisory Committee on Recreational Affairs is holding a called meeting at 5 p.m. Tuesday in the Community Center at Veterans Park to reconsider a proposed greenway along the Oconee River near the Barnett Shoals Dam.
In July, the Advisory Committee turned down a recommendation of a joint subcommittee that the county use Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax revenue to purchase easements on two key properties along both sides of the river that would be the centerpieces of the greenway.
The Advisory Committee reconsidered that decision at its meeting on Sept. 15 and decided to bring it back for further discussion.
The only other item on the agenda for the meeting Tuesday night is a review of the committee’s rules of governance or bylaws.
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Pictured: Tourism Director Peggy Holcomb, back to camera, and Lisa Davol, deputy director of Parks and Recreation, at July meeting.