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On the Blog Post New Complex on SR 316 To Include Hotel, Medical Offices And Assisted Living Facility
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On the Blog Post Garretts Claim Their Special Use And Variance Requests Are Consistent With Their Oconee County Agricultural History
Lee Becker
10:14 pm on Monday, April 29, 2013
ReplyMore detail on this story is at Oconee County Observations. See the link at the bottom of the post.
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On the Blog Post Oconee Farmers Market Opens at 8 a.m. Saturday!
Lee Becker
1:48 pm on Friday, April 5, 2013
ReplyStephanie,
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On the Blog Post Oconee County Will Remain Divided Between State House Districts For At Least One More Year
Lee Becker
9:59 am on Monday, March 25, 2013
ReplyA lot of the background on the story is on Oconee County Observations (http://tiny.cc/OCO). The Commissioners argued, even before the 2011 redistricting, that the county was better served when it had one House member.
The irony is that Oconee County has undue influence in both districts. It is a minority by population in both the 117th and 119th at present. But the county has very high registration rates and very high turnout, and that means it has more influence than its population numbers suggest.
The real loser in redistricting was Athens-Clarke County. The changes Quick is proposing would strengthen Athens-Clarke in the 117th and weaken it in the 119th.
Quick, at present, has to keep tabs on what happens in four counties. The argument of the Oconee Commissioners has been that the county is better served by a representative who has Oconee as the dominant focus.
Redistricting is supposed to reflect communities of interest. Often, it reflects the interests of politicians.
Lee
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On the Blog Post Fairway Installing Triangular Sign On Epps Bridge Parkway As Part of Settlement
Lee Becker
7:58 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
ReplyJill,
Fairway has permission, as a result of the settlement, to put up a sign in Butler's Crossing. It, too, can be digital. The details are here:
http://oconeecountyobservations.blogspot.com/2012/09/oconee-county-to-add-three-billboards.html
Darryl Peck has not sought to be anonymous. He wrote a letter to The Oconee Enterprise raising the same issues as he posted on my blog this morning.
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On the Blog Post Fairway Installing Triangular Sign On Epps Bridge Parkway As Part of Settlement
Lee Becker
1:44 pm on Sunday, March 3, 2013
ReplyDarryl Peck, president of PeachMac, has left a detailed comment on the full story on Oconee County Observations. Readers may be interested in looking at what Peck had to say. Go back to the original post above and click on Oconee County Observations. Then go to Comment at the bottom of the story.
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On the Blog Post Oconee County Planning Commission Recommends Partial Change in Pebble Creek Subdivision Rezone Conditions
Lee Becker
10:25 pm on Thursday, January 24, 2013
ReplySmaller houses mean lower property taxes and less revenue for the county. Slabs, in the view of some, are a cheaper and less attractive form of construction.
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On the Blog Post Oconee County Planning Staff Recommends Against Presbyterian Homes of Georgia Rezone Request
Lee Becker
3:20 pm on Monday, December 10, 2012
ReplyThe land likely will be untaxed since the likely owner will be a nonprofit.
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On the Blog Post Oconee County Code Enforcement Issued Permits for Theaters at Epps Bridge Center
Lee Becker
7:24 pm on Saturday, November 24, 2012
ReplyOconee County code enforcement said no additional building permits have been issued at this time.
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On the Blog Post Oconee County Code Enforcement Cites Oconee Waste Transport for Violation of Zoning Ordinance
Lee Becker
10:41 pm on Monday, August 27, 2012
ReplyI recommend you contact Code Enforcement. The number is 706 769-3907. The rezone for OWT set specific operating hours because of concerns about the neighbors. These may not apply for the cases you mention.
Lee Becker
5:35 pm on Monday, May 13, 2013
At its Feb. 12, 2013, meeting, the BOC approved a rezone of 15 acres on Virgil Langford Road, near this site, for a separate medical complex.