Oconee County Has Not Yet Investigated Zoning Issues Raised by Garrett Family Rezone Request

When the Garrett family sought local and state permission to convert its recovered materials processing facility on Dials Mill Road into a materials recovery facility earlier this year, it invited both public and government scrutiny of its current operations.

As a result of that scrutiny, four citizens filed complaints with the Environmental Protection Division of the Georgia Department of Natural Resources about the recovered materials processing facility at 1441 Dials Mill Road or about Roll Off Systems, headquartered nearby on B. Garrett Drive.

The state concluded there were no violations of state regulations at either site.

Oconee County officials also took a closer look at both operations and concluded that, at least on paper, neither was consistent with the agricultural classification of the properties.

So far, however, county officials have not yet followed up on that initial determination.

For more on the county's inaction to date on the zoning issue and details of the EPD complaints, go to Oconee County Observations.