Oconee County Commissioners Delay Again A Decision On Two Daniells Bridge Road Projects

After more than two hour of presentations by staff, of discussions, and of comments by citizens, the vast majority of them asking that the two project framework agreements for road work on Daniells Bridge Road be rejected, Oconee County commissioners last night delayed making a decision yet again.

Instead the commissioners agreed to revisit in 60 days the question of whether to widen Daniells Bridge Road in some fashion and to build an extension of Daniells Bridge Road that would fly over SR Loop 10 to connect with the stub of the Oconee Connector that ends at Home Depot.

In the interim, the commissioners said, they would do more homework on the two projects and then reconsider the agreements the state sent the county last July moving the time lines for the projects forward for immediate design work and construction funding as early as 2018.

Citizens crammed the Commission Chambers, spilling out into the hallway as they did a week ago when the commissioners also were unable to reach agreement on the projects.

A total of 22 spoke, with 18 opposing the projects and two persons speaking in favor of them. The week before, 10 people had spoken against the projects, and three had spoken in favor.

For more on the action of the BOC last night on this and other matters, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: County Administrative Officer Jeff Benko, who launched the discussion at the meeting.