Tuesday, March 04, 2014

Oconee County Commissioners Delay SPLOST Vote Until November

Split Vote

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 tonight to postpone from May 20 until November 4 the referendum on a new Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.

Commissioners Margaret Hale and John Daniell were joined by Commissioner Jim Luke in voting for the delay.

Oconee County Commissioners Agree To Spending Priorities For SPLOST 2015

At Least Tentatively

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners agreed after a five-hour meeting last night to a tentative list of spending priorities for the planned 2015 Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax.

Whether the agreement will be sufficient to result in a vote to put the issue on the May 20 ballot only will be known at the regular BOC meeting tonight, which starts at 7 p.m. at the courthouse, and which includes further discussion of the tax referendum.