Turnout Light For Public Forum On Comprehensive Plan

Monday night’s meeting at the Community Center in Oconee Veterans Park was billed as a Public Forum on the 2018 revision to the county’s Comprehensive Plan.

Opportunities for feedback on the current draft of the plan were quite limited, and only a small number of people not engaged with creation of the draft were in the audience.

A chart showing the proposed Future Development Map, probably the most important part of the plan, did draw the most attention.

The meeting met the requirement that the public have a chance to talk about the plan, now being finalized by county consultants.

Citizens will have another opportunity to comment on the plan, probably next month, and also can offer feedback to the documents under discussion, which are available online.

For more on the story, including a video of the meeting on Monday night that summarizes the plan’s contents, go to Oconee County Observations.

Pictured: Planner Justin Crighton.