Oconee County Commissioners Ask Again for More Communication from Chairman

An issue that has presented problems for the Oconee County Board of Commissioners–communication between the chairman and the other four commission members–surfaced again last week.

At the Feb. 28 agenda-setting meeting, Commissioner Chuck Horton and Commissioner Jim Luke complained that they had not been given sufficient advance notice of plans by the Oconee County Industrial Development Authority to on SR 316.

“I would hope with something like that we’d get better information sooner,” Horton said.

“It is very difficult to make good decisions when you don’t have all of the information,” Luke said.

The two addressed their complaint to Chairman Melvin Davis, who also is vice chair of the IDA and sends BOC members email messages to advise them on issues before the county.

Davis acknowledged that he had not informed the other Board members of the pending purchase until they were asked to vote on it. He said the IDA was responsible.

For details, go to Oconee County Observations.