Politics & Government
Oconee County Commission To Review Bids For Construction Of Parkway Boulevard Extension At Tomorrow's Mars Hill Road Session
A rough estimate of the cost of the road project offered back in January was $4 million.
Oconee County Commissioners this morning (Friday) will consider awarding a bid for construction of Parkway Boulevard Extension, the roadway that will open up additional land for expansion of the Epps Bridge Centre shopping complex on the Oconee Connector.
The item was added Wednesday afternoon to the agenda for what is being billed as a work session for the commissioners. Originally, the purpose of the session, to start at 10 a.m. at the Courthouse in Watkinsville, was solely to discuss the proposed overlay district for the Mars Hill Road corridor.
The commissioners have not openly discussed the Parkway Boulevard Extension since Jan. 22 of last year, and that was in a planning session held at the offices of the Northeast Georgia Regional Commission in Athens-Clarke County.
Atlanta developer Frank Bishop joined the commissioners in a closed, executive session on April 29, though that fact has never been officially acknowledged and the nature of the discussion has not been revealed. Bishop build Epps Bridge Centre.
A rough estimate of the cost of the road project offered back in January was $4 million. How the county will pay for the road has not been discussed publicly.
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Pictured: Consultant Bill Ross Discussing Overlay District