Oconee County, Georgia –
June 9, 2005
2005-2006
Roadside Spraying Vegetation Control Program
Oconee
County will soon begin the Roadside Spraying Vegetation Control
Program for County roads. It will take place in early spring when
the plants have just a few new leaves, and then again in the
summer and fall. Licensed technicians will perform the controlled
herbicide spraying. These technicians are required to take
certification refresher courses to maintain their licenses prior
to any spraying. The spraying applications are guided by best
management practices. There will be no routine herbicide spraying
conducted near water; including rivers, streams, creeks, wetlands,
bridge abutments, guardrails near water or backslopes.
Roadside
spraying will reduce safety hazards for pedestrians, motorists and
bicyclists, as well as controlling noxious weeds that are toxic to
some animals and pose environmental risks to native vegetation.
The
County will allow residents to decline the Roadside Spraying to
control vegetation on the right-of-way that abuts their property.
A form is provided here or may be obtained at the Public Works
Department located at 1291 Greensboro Hwy. The completed form
must be filled out by the property owner providing exact
locations. It should be understood that if the County is requested
not to spray, then it becomes the responsibility of the property
owner to maintain vegetation control. If the roadside vegetation
is not controlled, it will be returned to the Roadside
Spraying-Vegetation Control Program.
NO SPRAY REQUEST
FORM (PDF)
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If you
have any questions regarding the Vegetation Control program or the
No Spray Request, please call Public Works at 706 769-2937.
Oconee County Utility
Department Receives Gold Awards
(Click on Thumbnails above to view awards)
The
Oconee County Utility Department is the recipient of two
"Gold Awards" from the Georgia Water & Pollution Control
Association - one award for the Water
Treatment
Plant and
one for the Wastewater Treatment Plant. The awards are
given to Utility Departments with no permit violations for
one year. This is the fourth year in a row for the Water
Treatment Plant and the second for the Wastewater Plant.
Congratulations OCUD!
RESOLUTION FOR BRAIN
AWARENESS WEEK
On
Friday, March 4th, Chairman Melvin Davis signed a resolution
declaring March 13 through 19, 2005 as "Brain Awareness Week"
in Oconee County. The Pilot Club of Oconee County has a
focus on Brain-Related Disorders and asked for the designation
of Brain Awareness Week. Please click on the thumbnail
at left to enlarge the photo. Pictured from left to
right: Jan Thomas, Tina Eades, Mildred Bell, Chairman
Davis, Joy Elder and Donna Wright, Pilot Club President.
Please read the text of the proclamation below.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------Recognizing
that THE PILOT CLUB OF OCONEE COUNTY, INC. has a focus on
Brain-Related Disorders and a mission to promote the awareness
of Brain-Related Disorders and to improve the lives of those
affected through education, volunteerism, financial support
and research.
WHEREAS: Traumatic Brain Injuries
(TBI) are head injuries caused by accidents. The most
frequent cause of death among young people;
WHEREAS: Developmentally Disabled are congenital brain
disorders such as learning disabilities and mental
retardation;
WHEREAS: Chemical dependency is alcohol and drug-related
illnesses including: fetal alcohol syndrome, and infants
born with an addiction to drugs;
WHEREAS: Diseases which cause dementia (loss of intellectual
functions) are Alzheimer's Disease, Multi-Infarct Dementia,
Parkinson's Disease, Huntington's Disease, Creutzfeidt-Jakob
Disease, Pick's Disease, Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus;
WHEREAS: Mental and Emotional Disorders are Schizophrenia,
Chronic Depression, and Mental Illness;
WHEREAS: Other Brain Disorders are Brain Tumors, Neuromuscular
diseases, Strokes, and disorders caused by over-medication;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE OCONEE COUNTY BOARD OF
COMMISSIONERS THAT THE WEEK OF MARCH 13 - 19, 2005 BE DECLARED
BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK IN OCONEE COUNTY.
Adopted this 4th day of March, 2005.
MELVIN DAVIS, OCONEE COUNTY
CHAIRMAN
WHITE CANE DAYS
PROCLAMATION
On Tuesday, March 1st, Chairman
Melvin Davis signed the White Cane Days Proclamation declaring
March 19, 2005 "White Cane Day" throughout Oconee County.
Please click on the thumbnail at left to enlarge the photo.
Pictured from left to right, Lion Bob Davis, Lion Dan Stuart,
Chairman Davis and Lion Don Truluck. Please read the
text of the proclamation below.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------WHEREAS:
The Georgia Lions Lighthouse Foundaton, Inc. has been
dedicated to saving sight of impoverished Georgians since
1949,
WHEREAS: The Oconee Lions Club, Oconee High School Leo Club
and North Oconee Leo Club perform an outstanding service to
the needy in our community through their support of the
Georgia Lions Lighthouse,
WHEREAS: The red-tipped white cane is used by persons who are
visually impaired,
WHEREAS: This cane is symbolic of the mission of the Lions
Lighthouse to save sight,
WHEREAS: The Oconee Lions Club, Oconee High School Leo Club
and North Oconee Leo Club participate in "White Cane Days," an
official fund-raiser of the Georgia Lions Lighthouse,
WHEREAS: The Oconee Lions Club, Oconee High School Leo Club
and North Oconee Leo Club invite citizens of Oconee County to
share in saving sight by giving to White Cane Days,
WHEREAS: The Oconee Lions Club, Oconee High School Leo Club
and North Oconee Leo Club provide all volunteers and
leadership.
NOW: Mr. Melvin Davis, Chairman of the Oconee County Board of
Commissioners, proclaims Saturday, March 19, 2005 to be LIONS
WHITE CANE DAY THROUGHOUT OCONEE COUNTY!
AND I ALSO: Invite our citizens to give generously to White
Cane Days. Join me in sharing the Lions and Leos concern
for the best sight possible for our neighbors in need.
Together, WE CAN MAKE A VISIBLE DIFFERENCE!
MELVIN DAVIS, OCONEE COUNTY
CHAIRMAN
1st day of March, 2005
OCONEE 4H
DAIRY QUIZ BOWL TEAM & HEATHER SAVELLE ARE RECOGNIZED BY
COMMISSIONERS
At
the February 22, 2005 meeting of the Oconee County Board of
Commissioners, the Oconee County 4H Program was recognized with
two proclamations. Please read below. Please click
on the thumbnail at right to see the enlarged version of the
photo.
PROCLAMATION
Outstanding Performance
of the
Oconee 4H Dairy Quiz Bowl Team
WHEREAS,
An annual 4H Dairy Quiz Bowl is held on the campus of the
University of Georgia for 4H teams in the State of Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
This annual competition showcases 4H members' knowledge in
areas of dairy cattle nutrition, reproduction, manufacturing,
genetics, marketing and calf management; and
WHEREAS,
Oconee County has a tradition of excellence in statewide 4H
Dairy Quiz Bowl competition, which is a reflection of the
dedication of longtime coach Henry Hibbs, County Extension
Coordinator; and
WHEREAS, The Oconee 4H Dairy Quiz
Bowl team is comprised of the following individuals:
Heather Savelle, Captain; Jacob Daniel: Rebekah Gunter; Emily
Martin; Anna Savelle; and Sally Stewart; and
WHEREAS,
The Oconee 4H Dairy Quiz Bowl team was State Champion in 2005
and will go on to compete in the national competition in
Louisville, Kentucky in the Fall; and
WHEREAS,
We, the Oconee
County Board of Commissioners, wish to acknowledge this
achievement in a public and appropriate way.
Now, Therefore,
Be It Proclaimed that this
Outstanding Performance of the Oconee 4H Dairy Quiz Bowl
team is a fine example of what can be achieved when bright
young individuals pool their talents and work together to
succeed.
Be It Further Proclaimed
that the Oconee County Board of Commissioners is proud of this
4H Dairy Quiz Bowl team and of what they have accomplished,
and we wish it further success in the national competition.
In Witness
Whereof,
We have set our hands and caused the seal of Oconee County,
Georgia to be affixed this 22nd day of February, 2005.
Oconee County Board of Commissioners
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“Heather Savelle Day”
March 1, 2005
WHEREAS,
Heather Savelle is a truly remarkable and accomplished young
lady who has a profound interest in and love for large
animals; and
WHEREAS,
Heather has been an active participant in 4H and FFA for many
years, showing and judging sheep, hogs, horses and dairy
cattle; and
WHEREAS,
She is a distinguished 4H’ member having earned the
distinction of “Master” 4Her fives times - a rare distinction
indeed; and
WHEREAS, Heather Savelle is an honor
student with a GPA of 95.3 and is engaged in many activities
in school, in her community and in her church, and she is a
young entrepreneur with a successful dairy replacement heifer
business; and
WHEREAS,
Heather is a proven leader and as Captain of the Oconee Dairy
Quiz Bowl Team, she lead her team to a state championship and
a chance to win at the national show in Louisville, Kentucky
in November; and
Now, Therefore,
We, the members of the Board of
Commissioners of Oconee County, proclaim March 1, 2005
as Heather Savelle Day in Oconee County in recognition
of her industriousness and capacity for high achievement and
In Witness
Whereof,
We have set our hands and caused the seal of Oconee County,
Georgia to be affixed this 22nd day of February, 2005.
Oconee County Board of Commissioners
