Property Owner Objects To Oconee County Initiated Rezone Of 33 Acres At Oconee Connector And Mars Hill Road

***Shopping Center With Publix Originally Proposed***

Attorney David Ellison has informed the Oconee County Board of Commissioners that his client Deferred Tax LLC objects to the county initiated rezone of property owned by Deferred Tax at the corner of the Oconee Connector and Mars Hill Road.

In a letter dated Nov. 25, Ellison said the county is proposing to “down zone” the 33.7 acre site, an “action that would impose a significant detriment” on his client.

Republican Candidate In Dec. 9 Special Election Raised Almost $8,000 Per Day In Campaign Contributions, Report Shows

***Democratic Candidate Reported More Modest Take***

Republican Mack “Dutch” Guest IV raised $143,551 in the 18 days from his qualification for the Dec. 9 House District 121 Special Election on Nov. 7 to the Nov. 24 filing date with the Georgia Ethics Commission, or almost $8,000 per day.

At that point–15 days before the election on Tuesday–Guest had spent only $1,260, so he had a net balance on hand for those 15 days of $142,290.