Proposed Calls Creek Sewer Line Dominates Oconee County Board Of Commissioners Meeting

Opponents of the proposed Calls Creek sewer line dominated the meeting of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners Tuesday night.

Residents along the creek let their negative feelings about the plans be known during the citizen comment section at the beginning of the meeting and later in the night when the commissioners considered and ultimately approved a planning contract requested by the county’s Utility Department.

Commission Chairman Melvin Davis, who normally restricts citizens to a single comment and by time, allowed several critics to speak more than once and did little to restrict the amount of time they took.

Davis also set aside protocol that dictates that commissioners not respond to citizen comments, and he and Commissioner Jim Luke challenged several of the comments made by the residents.

For more on the story, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Barb Carroll with Melvin Davis to her left.