County Soon To Consider Calls Creek Wasterwater Plant Expansion

Oconee County commissioners are likely to consider before the end of the year doubling the treatment capacity of the Calls Creek Wastewater Treatment Facility on the northeast of Watkinsville.

Even with that expansion, the county will not be able to offer residential sewer because of over commitment of residential sewer in the past.

The county is talking with the Georgia Department of Transportation about the decision by the state to funnel all of the traffic from an expanded U.S. 441 south of Bishop through the city and about the importance of that transportation corridor for the county.

Oconee County Board of Commissioners Chair John Daniell made these comments about the county at the meeting of the Oconee County Republican party last Monday as part of an update on the State of the County.

Jennifer Riddle, Oconee County Tax Commissioner, and Tom Odom, chair of the Oconee County Board of Education, also gave updates as part of the program.

Jonathan Kirkpatrick, a candidate for Post 2 on the Watkinsville City Council, made a nonpartisan pitch for support of those present.

Kirkpatrick said he supports careful management of city finances and stressed his access to citizens were he to be elected.

Turnout during early voting was light, with only 383 voters, or 18.9 percent of the city’s 2,029 Active voters, casting a ballot. Regular voting is from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Tuesday at City Hall.

For more on the story, with a video of the Republican Party meeting, please go to Oconee County Observations.