Job Seeking in Oconee

Utility Department Seeks Customer Service Representative

Applications are currently being accepted for the part-time position in Oconee County, Ga.

Employer: Oconee County Government Description: The Oconee County government is hiring for a part-time customer service representative. Qualified applicants should have a high school diploma or GED and 6-12 months of related experiences. See the attached PDF for job details. How to Apply:   Submit applications from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Oconee County Board of Commissioners' Human Resources Office at 23 North Main Street (Oconee County Courthouse), Room 203.  Applications may be downloaded on-line. Deadline: Until filled. This position was listed as open on Dec. 19, 2012.  Check the status of the position here.

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Utility Water Operator Trainee Wanted in Oconee

Applications are currently being accepted.

Employer: Oconee County Government Description: The Oconee County government is hiring for a Utility Water Operator Trainee to work with the Utility Department.  Applicants must have completed high school or received a GED and must be able to obtain and maintain a State of Georgia Class III Water Treatment Operator license within the first 6 months of eligibility. See the attached PDF for job details. How to Apply:   Submit applications from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Oconee County Board of Commissioners' Human Resources Office at 23 North Main Street (Oconee County Courthouse), Room 203.  Applications may be downloaded on-line. Deadline: Until filled. This position was listed as open on Aug 8, 2012.  Check the status…

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Apply for the Position of Customer Accounts Representative

Applications are currently being accepted for part-time work in the Oconee County Utility Department.

Employer: Oconee County Government Description: The Oconee County government is hiring for a part-time Customer Accounts Representative in the Utility Department.   Applicants must have completed high school or the equivalent and have at least six months of related experience. See the attached PDF for job details. How to Apply:   Submit applications from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday at the Oconee County Board of Commissioners' Human Resources Office at 23 North Main Street (Oconee County Courthouse), Room 203.  Applications may be downloaded on-line. Deadline: Until filled. This position was listed as open on April 24, 2012.  Check the status of the position here.

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Details of Agreement Between County and Mobile Home Park Landlord Released

The agreement settles a water and sewer and billing dispute and means services will stay on for residents of the park.

Georgia General Kipling Land has agreed to pay the county more than $90,000 to settle a billing dispute that threatened to shut off water and sewer to more than 100 lots at Pinewood Estates South mobile home park. The resolution was announced Wednesday but the county withheld details until Georgia General returned a signed copy of the document. The county filed a lawsuit in April against the park's property owner for about $150,000 of bills and fees officials say haven't been paid.  Georgia General disputed the charges and countersued, believing they'd been overcharged by more than $45,000. The Utility Department notified residents of the park in November that service will be shut off to the park in January if no resolution were reached …

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Resolution to Residents' Water Woes Reached

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners votes to approve a settlement agreement with the landowner of Pinewood Estates South mobile home park that should keep the water flowing.

It's the news residents of Pinewood Estates South mobile home park have been hoping for since learning their water and sewer service might be shut off in January.  The Oconee County Board of Commissioners met briefly in a special called meeting Wednesday to discuss a possible agreement with Pinewood's landowner, Georgia General Kipling Land, LLC. The county filed a lawsuit in April against the park's property owner for about $150,000 of bills and fees officials say haven't been paid.  Georgia General disputes the charges and has countersued and believes they've been overcharged by more than $45,000. Meantime, the residents say they continue to pay their landlord monthly for water and sewer. The Utility Department notified residents of the …

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'Keep the Water On' - Mobile Home Park Residents Protest Possible Water and Sewer Shutoff

The demonstration comes on the eve of a called meeting where Oconee County Commissioners are expected to discuss the situation.

Candles lit up the old entrance to the Pinewood South Estates mobile park on Epps Bridge Parkway Tuesday night where around 130 residents and supporters stood in protest of a possible water and sewer shutoff. Oconee County filed a lawsuit in April against the park's property owner, Georgia General Kipling Land, for about $150,000 of bills and fees officials say haven't been paid.  Georgia General disputes the charges and has countersued. The residents say they continue to pay their landlord monthly for water and sewer. The Utility Department notified residents of the park in November that service will be shut off to the park on Jan. 13 if no agreement is reached.  The county proposed the landlord deposit monies into an escrow or account or…

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So Far, No Solution For Residents Faced With Water and Sewer Shutoff

Residents of Pinewood Estates South mobile home park find their options are limited in a billing dispute between Oconee County and their landlord.

More than 100 residents from the Pinewood Estates South mobile home park voiced frustration Monday evening at a special meeting called to address concerns about a pending water and sewer shutoff that may force them out of their homes in January.  “I think we are all very frustrated,” resident Shelly Blevins said. “When the water is shut off it will provide an uninhabitable location for us to live. We won't be able to bathe our children or brush our teeth - all those kinds of things.” The Oconee County Utility Department has planned to shut off water to the park on Jan. 13 if the mobile home park's landlord, Georgia General Kipling, doesn't settle over $150,000 in unpaid bills. The county filed suit in April and Georgia General Kipling has …

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Residents of Mobile Home Park Voice Concerns About Potential Shut Off of Water and Sewer

"We're all a little stunned that this happened," one resident says.

Residents of Pinewood Estates South mobile home park say they were caught off guard when they learned they might be forced to leave their homes in the middle of winter if water and sewer service is shut off. The Oconee County Utility Department notified residents last week that service will be shut off to the park on Jan. 13 if the landlord doesn't settle over $150,000 of unpaid bills. The county filed suit in April and the property owner, Georgia General Kipling Land, disputes the charges and has countersued. "We're all a little stunned that this happened," said Shelly Blevins, who has lived at the park for four years. Blevins was one of about a half dozen residents who attended a hearing where the county met with the landlord to consider…

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