Oconee County Industrial Development Authority Enters Into Agreement For Assistance In Study of Prezoning

The Oconee County Industrial Development Authority voted Monday to spend up to $8,000 for consulting services as it moves forward with its study of prezoning properties the county thinks should be designated for development.

The Authority accepted the recommendation of its Product Development Committee that it enter into an agreement with the Carl Vinson Institute of Government (CVIOG) at the University of Georgia for the consulting services.

The agreement calls for CVIOG to review the existing land use plans and conduct interviews with developers, real estate brokers, land owners, and members of the county’s Land Use and Transportation Planning Committee.

Authority Chair Rick Waller circulated the CVIOG proposal to the members of the Authority at its meeting in the courthouse Monday afternoon, and that became the basis for discussion prior to the vote to engage the services of CVIOG.

Waller refused to release the CVIOG proposal to the public on Monday, but the IDA open records officer made it available the next day in response to an open records request.

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Pictured: IDA Member Ed Perkins