County Sewer Plant On Rocky Branch Road Could Become New Park

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners will consider decommissioning its Land Application System sewage treatment facility on Rocky Branch Road and converting it into a park, Commission Chair John Daniell said at the first-ever State of the County presentation on Wednesday.

The nearly 250-acre site also could accommodate a new fire station and a new facility for the Fleet Maintenance, Water Resources and Public Works departments, Daniell told the nearly 70 people assembled for the presentation.

Daniell said he expects to come before the Commission with a plan for decommissioning the LAS site in the next several months, but he said the plans for the new park are long range–probably many years in the future.

In the hour-long presentation Daniell ran through a series of recent activities and accomplishments of the county, including the upgrade to the Calls Creek wastewater treatment plant, the planting of trees on Mars Hill Road, and plans for a county fiber optic network.

The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce was host for the presentation, which took place at the Oconee State Bank Operations Center, 7920 Macon Highway.

For more on the story, with a video of the State of the County presentation, please go to Oconee County Observations.