Sept. 1 Board of County Commissioners Meeting Highlights, Oconee County

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting Tuesday; The following actions were taken.

Posted Fri, Sep 4, 2020 at 10:34 am ET

Posted on: September 2, 2020

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting on Tuesday, September 1, 2020. The following actions were taken at the meeting:

Announcements
- The next Board of Commissioners meeting and the first reading of and public hearing for the Hotel-Motel Excise Tax Ordinance will take place Tuesday, September 22, 2020
- All residents are reminded to complete the 2020 Census
- Cole Springs Road from Snows Mill Road to State Route 53 will be closed beginning September 16, 2020
Approved Hardship Variance No. P20-0144 with one condition for 5.54 acres located at 1240 Twin Oaks Trail, Watkinsville, to place a guest house in the side yard of a residential property
Approved Hardship Variance No. P20-0147 with one condition for 2.16 acres located at 2796 River’s Edge to place a detached garage in the front yard of a residential property
Approved a contract modification for the Malcom Bridge Road Elementary School and Middle School Parent/Staff Entrance on Malcom Bridge Road in the amount of $6,465.60 for widening concrete and $38,241.25 to reconcile actual quantities of the project for a final contract price of $606,084.10
Approved purchase of a Sutphen Fire Engine for Fire Station No. 2 in Farmington at a cost of $512,900.10 (2015 SPLOST Funds) via HGAC Cooperative Purchasing Program
Approved acceptance of surplus landscape blocks from the City of Watkinsville

This press release was produced by the Oconee County Government. The views expressed here are the author’s own.