Oconee County Citizen Committee Raises Concerns About Traffic At Oconee Veterans Park With Addition Of New Fields

Members of the Oconee County Citizens Advisory Committee on Recreational Affairs were pleased last month with the county’s decision to begin construction of three multi-use fields at Oconee Veterans Park but expressed concern about the impact of the project on traffic at the park.

Lisa Davol, newly appointed director of the Parks and Recreation Department, updated the group on county plans for the fields, originally designated for adult softball but now being redesigned for multiple sports.

She also said the project will add 320 more parking spaces to accommodate the users of the new fields.

Board member Jeff Christie was particularly vocal in saying that the added traffic with only the single entrance and exit on Hog Mountain Road will make a bad situation worse.

“That will have to be addressed at some point” Davol said. “We know that.”

For details of the story, including a video of the Recreational Affairs Committee meeting, go to Oconee County Observations.

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