Morgan County Commissioners Oppose Apalachee River Intake

The Morgan County Board of Commissioners Tuesday morning unanimously passed a resolution stating its opposition to locating an intake facility for the Hard Labor Creek Regional Reservoir on the Apalachee River in Morgan County.

The resolution states support for the reservoir, a partnership between Walton and Oconee counties.

But the Board cited “complexities” relating to the intake facility and the lack of communication with Morgan County regarding the project for its opposition to the location.

The resolution states simply that “the Morgan County Board of Commissioners opposes the proposed location of the water intake in the Apalachee River in Morgan County.”

A representative of the Greater Apalachee River Community, which has led the opposition to the intake facility, appeared before the Oconee County Board of Commissioners Tuesday evening to report on the Morgan County vote.

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners did not respond to the report, made during the Citizen Comment session at the beginning of the Commission meeting.

For more on the story, with a video of the Morgan County Commission meeting, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Chair Ron Milton