Saturday, July 13, 2024

Oconee Commissioners Turn Down Office Building On Mars Hill Road, Approve Large Retail Project For U.S. 441 Near Hog Mountain Road

***Also Officially Set Millage Rates***

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night turned down a rezone request for a commercial development on Mars Hill Road at Julian Drive and approved a large strip development on U.S. 441 just north of Watkinsville.

The vote against the Mars Hill Road development represented an attempt to keep that section of Mars Hill Road residential. Commissioner Mark Thomas was the sole negative vote on the rezone denial.