Judge Sweat To Appear Before County Commissioners To Discuss Courthouse

Chief Judge David R. Sweat of the Superior Court of Oconee County has a slot on the agenda for the meeting of the Board of Commissioners tomorrow night to raise the issue again of the future of the county courthouse.

The visit comes as county department heads and other government leaders are submitting their requests to County Administrative Officer Jeff Benko for the planned 2015 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax referendum.

The Board of Commissioners will make a decision in March about which requests are put before the voters so citizens can decide whether to continue the 1 percent sales tax. The vote is scheduled for May.

Board of Commissioners Chairman Melvin Davis long has been a proponent of building a new government facility, but Davis has not spoken up on the courthouse recently and Judge Sweat will be the first to bring the issue out in the open since discussion of the upcoming SPLOST got underway.

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