Health & Fitness
Watkinsville Mayoral Candidates Differ More in Style than on Issues at Oconee County Forum
Candidates for Watkinsville mayor differ more in style than on issues at a candidate forum Oct. 13 at the Oconee County Library.
Charles Ivie is a man of few words. Dan Matthews is a man of many.
At least that was the persona the two Watkinsville mayoral candidates demonstrated in the forum organized for them on Thursday night.
Matthews often answered questions in detail, brought up new issues and called out to the audience.
Charles Ivie answered most of those questions in a few sentences. In several cases, he paused and thought before offering a response.
Those stylistic characteristics differentiated Ivie, 69, and Matthews, 48, .
In fact, in responses to the questions posed to them by Blake Giles, editor of The Oconee Enterprise, the two agreed much more than they disagreed.
The mayoral race is nonpartisan, but party was a subtext to the forum nonetheless.
For details, as well as video clips from the forum and a link to a video of the entire event, go to Oconee County Observations.