Politics & Government
Oconee County To Hold Hearing On Commercial Development On Old Mars Hill Road It Rejected in 1999
The effect of commercial development of property on Old Mars Hill Road is likely to be one issue that will come up on Tuesday night.
The Oconee County Board of Commissioners decided back in 1999 that a key piece of property along what is now Old Mars Hill Road should not be rezoned for commercial use because it would adversely affect nearby Oak Ridge subdivision.
The effect of commercial development of property on Old Mars Hill Road is likely to be one issue that will come up on Tuesday night when the Board of Commissioners holds a public hearing on a proposal to make Old Mars Hill Road a cut through at the Mars Hill Road Oconee Connector intersection.
Commissioners on Aug. 25, when they delayed action on a proposal to spend an additional $140,000 on the project, voiced concern about the impact of the project on residents of Oak Ridge subdivision and others in the county.
On the initiative of Board of Commissioners Chairman Melvin Davis, the county already has spent nearly $10,000 on the project.
The meeting on Tuesday night begins at 7 p.m. at the Community Center in Veterans Park on Hog Mountain Road.
For more on the story, with maps of the key intersections and a time line, go to Oconee County Observations.
Pictured: Southwest corner of Oconee Connector and Mars Hill Road intersection.