Politics & Government
Jimmy Daniell Road Rezone Likely To Be Removed From Oconee County Planning Commission Agenda For Tomorrow Night
Presbyterian Homes rezone is remaining major agenda item. Much opposition exists, particularly in Lake Wellbrook subdivision.
The developer of a proposed complex of office warehouses on Jimmy Daniell Road on Friday requested that the project be withdrawn from the agenda of the Oconee County Planning Commission for Monday night, simplifying what was to be a long and complex meeting.
Remaining on the agenda is a request by Presbyterian Homes of Georgia for a continuing care retirement center on 70 acres with frontage on U.S. 441 and Welbrook Road.
The PHG request is the third attempt by the nonprofit based in Quitman in the far south of the state to locate a continuing care facility in Oconee County.
The request has generated much opposition from residents in Lake Wellbrook subdivision, on Phinizy Court, and in Crystal Hills subdivision.
Much, but not all, of that opposition focuses on traffic problems as a result of the $120 million development, particularly on Welbrook Road.
For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.
Pictured: Welbrook Road (right) and Hog Mountain Road.