Politics & Government
New Superior Court Judgeship Approved For Oconee County In Last Day Of Legislature
Sen. Bill Cowsert is credited with getting the judgeship through the General Assembly. Transportation bill includes $5 hotel tax.
Oconee County got its Superior Court judgeship.
The Georgia Department of Transportation got its $945 million–annually.
The state’s nearly 40 craft breweries–including a few locally–got the right to give souvenir six-packs to customers who pay for a tour.
And Mercedes-Benz executives and staffers–when they move to Georgia–will get a waiver of taxes on the leases for their cars.
These were provisions of some of the bills passed by the General Assembly in the last two days of the legislative session–on Tuesday and Thursday.
Oconee County’s Sen. Bill Cowsert voted in favor of all four of the bills. Oconee Rep. Chuck Williams did not vote on the judgeship but voted for the funding for GDOT, for the beer bill and for the tax break for Mercedes-Benz.
Oconee Rep. Regina Quick voted for the judgeship and the beer but against the money for GDOT and against the tax waiver for Mercedes-Benz employees.
For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.
Pictured: SpringHill Suites on Daniells Bridge Road