Residents Along Calls Creek To Tell Oconee County Commissioners They Will Not Grant Easements For Proposed Sewer Line

Representatives of Friends of Calls Creek plan to submit statements to the Oconee County Board of Commissioners tomorrow night signed by 73 residents along the creek who say they will not grant an easement to the county for the proposed pipeline.

If the residents follow up on their pledges, the county would be forced to take condemnation action against the land owners to go forward with its plans, potentially running up the cost of the project.

Oconee County Utility Department Director Wayne Haynie, who has initiated action on the Calls Creek sewer line, also will be before the Commission tomorrow night at its regular meeting to discuss Task Orders totaling $190,690 for additional water and sewer work in the county.

The commissioners also will hear a rezone request to allow for a fast food restaurant and a construction office in a business development planned for Old Macon Highway in front of the Athens Ridge student residential complex.

The meeting starts at 7 p.m. at the Courthouse in Watkinsville.

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Pictured: Friends Of Calls Creek's Jim McGarvey and Tony Greco.