Commissioners Hold Closed Meeting And Tour To Discuss Courthouse Facilities

Oconee County votes are being asked to take the word of Superior Court Chief Judge David Sweat and his associates that there is a security problem at the Oconee County Courthouse that can be resolved only by construction of a new facility.

A publicly announced meeting of the Board of Commissioners and Judge Sweat on Wednesday morning was closed to citizens on the grounds the public cannot be privy to the discussion of security issues.

Commissioners John Daniell and Mark Saxon joined Commission Chairman Melvin Davis and Sweat on the hour-long tour, which was followed by a gathering in the Commission chambers. 

The public was denied access to the first half of that meeting as well, again on the grounds that courthouse security was to be discussed.

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