Politics & Government
Oconee County Board Of Commissioners Confronts Long List Of Issues Needing Resolution
A tax increase was discussed, as were park needs, water and sewer projects, and roadways.
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners spent 90 minutes last night reviewing a long list of issues facing the county with the goal of winnowing and prioritizing, but it had only limited success with the task at hand.
Jim Dove, executive director of the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission (NEGRC), began the Monday session by presenting a nine-page, single-space list of issues raised in the two-day planning meeting the Board held in January.
The list dealing with the Planning Department alone contained 10 items, and the BOC said last night that nine of them were important. Most of the nine require rather quick action, it said.
The issue of an increase in property taxes came up again, with Commissioner Jim Luke saying he felt the tax increase should be discussed in the context of specific capital needs of the county.
Commission Chairman Melvin Davis said the county should consider a range of road improvements, but he failed to mention the two Daniells Bridge Road projects that have dominated the two most recent BOC meetings. Davis is a proponent of both of them.
For more on the story, and a link to a full video of the session, go to Oconee County Observations.
Pictured: A sheet from a flip chart used at the meeting