Developer Asking Oconee County Planning Commission To Allow Replacement Of Hotel On Plaza Parkway With Medical Office Buildings

***Hotel Off Virgil Langford Road In Final Permitting Stage***

The developer of the large, upscale athletic club on Plaza Parkway across from Costco is asking the county to allow it to change its development plans to eliminate the proposed hotel and substitute instead two medical office buildings.

The 14.3 acre parcel has been cleared and graded for the proposed athletic facility and hotel, but developer Kelly Mahoney has submitted a request with the county to divide the property into three lots, one with the athletic club and two smaller lots, each with a separate building.

Oconee County GOP Stumping Ground Forum Included Heated Exchanges As Candidates Made Appeals Before June 16 Runoff

***State Senate District 46 Candidates Lead Off***

The Republican Party Stumping Ground forum got off to a contentious start on Monday as Doug McKillip and Marc McMain, seeking the party’s nomination in the state Senate District 46 race, tussled over gambling, property tax relief, campaign financing, party affiliation, and other matters.

The event ended nearly two hours later with a sharp exchange between Vernon Jones, seeking the party nomination in the state Secretary of State race, and moderator Tim Bryant over Jones’s assertion that the 2020 presidential race in Georgia was “stolen.”