Oconee County Commissioners Pass Issue of Prezoning To County Industrial Development Authority

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners last night passed to the county’s Industrial Development Authority the issue of prezoning, requesting that the Authority review the proposed changes in county zoning procedures and report back to the Board.

Commissioners Jim Luke and John Daniell took the lead again last night in pushing for consideration of prezoning as an option for the county

Luke, however, softened his stand from previous meetings, saying the Board had gotten further into the discussion than he had intended for it to go

Daniell pushed harder, saying he wanted to the IDA to come back and say “what’s the best way to prezone property.” Daniell said he wanted to hear back from the IDA in six months

Both Luke and Daniell said that they felt prezoning was a topic the IDA, rather than the BOC, should take on at this point.

No formal vote was taken, but BOC Chairman Melvin Davis, a member of the IDA, said he would talk to IDA Chairman Rick Waller to find out what Waller felt was the best next step.

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