Oconee County Board Of Commissioners To Deal With Liquor, A Cell Tower And Three GDOT Project Agreements

By Lee Becker

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners will take up three controversial items on Tuesday night, each of which could bring out a crowd.

The first, in order of appearance on the agenda, is a call for a referendum on the sale of distilled spirits by the drink in restaurants in the county.

The second is a zoning request by Sarah Deck, 1210 McRees Mill Road, southeast of Watkinsville, to allow for a 199-foot-tall cell tower on her farm.

The third is a set of three agreements the county is being asked to sign with the Georgia Department of Transportation for widening and reconstruction of Jimmy Daniell Road, for widening of Daniells Bridge Road, and for a new road connecting Daniells Bridge Road to the Oconee Connector via a flyover of Loop 10.

The Board also will consider several other matters, but liquor-by-the-drink, the cell tower, and the roadway projects are most likely to generate citizen reactions at the meeting, scheduled to start at 7 p.m. at the courthouse in Watkinsville.

For more on the story, with particular focus on the roadway projects, please go to Oconee County Observations.

http://oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2014/08/oconee-county-board-of-commissioners-to.html

Photo: Jennifer Blackburn, representing Verizon.