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Oconee County Magistrate Court Fines Oconee Waste Transport $1,425 for Zoning Violation
Oconee County Magistrate Court Judge Eric W. Norris fined Oconee Waste Transport $1,425 last week for operating outside the business hours set forth in a rezone ordinance.
Oconee County Magistrate Court Judge Eric W. Norris fined Oconee Waste Transport $1,425 last week for operating outside the business hours set forth in a rezone ordinance passed by the Board of Commissioners in September of 2010.
Judge Norris had found after a hearing before him on Sept. 14 that OWT had violated the rezone ordinance, but Norris did not enter his final order and specify the fine until Thursday. The $1,425 fine includes court and administrative costs. The base fine was $1,000.
Kathryn Zickert, OWT's attorney, told Judge Norris in a letter dated Sept. 18 that she plans to appeal his decision to the Oconee County Superior Court.
Matt Elder, president and chief executive officer of Oconee Waste Transport, is a member of the Oconee County Industrial Development Authority. The Board of Commissioners Tuesday reappointed Elder to the Authority, with his term to end in December of 2014.
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For details on the ruling by Judge Norris and background on the rezone ordinance, go to Oconee County Observations.