Politics & Government
Oconee County Chamber Of Commerce Says Presbyterian Homes Good For County, Does Not Comment On Safety And Traffic Issues
The Board of Commissioners has moved the 7 p.m. meeting from the Commission Chamber to Courtroom 1 because of the expected crowd.
The Oconee County Chamber of Commerce has asked the Oconee County Board of Commissioners to approve the rezone request of Presbyterian Homes of Georgia for a continuing care retirement community on U.S. 441 and Wellbrook Road.
The Chamber told the commissioners that the PHG facility will have “significant” economic impact on the community and “add to the quality of life” of citizens, but it did not address the issues of safety and traffic, which are most likely to be the primary focus of the commissioners when they meet Tuesday night.
The BOC in May of 2007 turned down a request for a commercial rezone across U.S. 441 from the proposed PHG site because of concerns about safety and traffic.
Those safety and traffic issues at the proposed PHG site are in part the result of decisions made more than 10 years ago by the Tillman family, owners of one of the two parcels that make up the proposed 70-acre campus of the continuing care retirement community.
The Board of Commissioners has moved the 7 p.m. meeting from the Commission Chamber to Courtroom 1 at the Courthouse in Watkinsville because of the anticipated large turnout for the public hearing on the PHG rezone.
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Pictured: PHG proposed entrance on right; Lavista Road on left.