Oconee County Commissioners Postpone Action On Farmland Selection Committee

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners postponed action Tuesday night on a slate of candidates for a ranking committee for the county’s farmland protection program even though, at least according to Chairman Melvin Davis, the Commissioners had agreed upon the slate before the meeting took place.

The Commissioners also approved a timetable putting another Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax on the ballot in June or July of next summer, and they agreed to take steps to reduce the size of one of its citizen committees because of difficulty getting enough members to show up to make a quorum.

In addition, the Commissioners approved new beer and wine licenses for a Mexican restaurant and for what is being called a “gastropub” that will feature seafood items.

The BOC decided not to deal with proposed changes in its Unified Development Code restricting where chickens and roosters can be kept in residential areas.

The discussion of the farmland committee was the most contentious issue Tuesday night. The full report on Oconee County Observations contains details, including short video clips of the key players. It also contains additional information on the SPLOST timetable, the restaurants, and chickens.