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Oconee County Water Resources Earns Gold Distribution System Excellence Award

The Oconee County Water Resources Department recently earned the 2021 Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) Gold Distribution System Excellence Award for its water system. This is the second GAWP Award the department has won this year...

Oconee County Water Resources Earns Gold Excellence Award

The Oconee County Water Resources Department recently earned the 2021 Georgia Association of Water Professionals (GAWP) Gold Wastewater Collection System Excellence Award for meeting industry standards for capacity, management, operation, and maintenance ...

Volunteers Needed for Invasive Species Plant Removal Work Days at Heritage Park

The Oconee County Parks and Recreation Department and the Keep Oconee County Beautiful Commission, in partnership with Athens Land Trust, will host Invasive Species Plant Removal Work Days at Heritage Park this fall and winter. Work days will take place f...

Mars Hill Corridor Named DCA PlanFirst Success Story

The Georgia Department of Community Affairs recently named Oconee County’s Mars Hill Corridor Beautification Project a 2021 PlanFirst “Success Story.” “Success Stories” recognize county or city projects th...

Oconee County Proclaims October 3-9 “National 4-H Week”

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners presented a proclamation in honor of National 4-H Week to the Oconee County 4-H on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Board of Commissioners meeting. The Board also recognized 4-H students for their accomplishments i...

TSPLOST Information

Learn about the Transportation Special Purpose Local Option Sales Tax (TSPLOST), a sales tax of up to 1% used exclusively for funding transportation purposes.

October 5 BOC Meeting Highlights

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners held its regular meeting on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. The following actions were taken at the meeting:

• Announcements: 
  • The Board of Commissioners is seeking citizen applicants for appointments to the Oconee ...

Keep Oconee County Beautiful Earns Keep Georgia Beautiful Community Grant

The Keep Georgia Beautiful Foundation recently awarded a “How to Reconsider Litter and Recycle Right” Community Grant in the amount of $1,500 to the Keep Oconee County Beautiful Commission (KOCBC).

The grant will provide funding for KOC...

Oconee County Proclaims October 16-23 “Oconee Lions Club Week”

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners presented a proclamation in honor of the Oconee Lions Club 50^th anniversary on Tuesday, October 5, 2021, at the Board of Commissioners meeting. The Oconee Lions Club is dedicated to service to the local, state, nat...

Oconee BOC Seeks Applicants for Citizen Advisory Boards

OCONEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

ADVISORY BOARDS & COMMITTEES

NOTICE OF APPOINTMENTS

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners is seeking citizen applicants for appointments to the following:

Oconee County Farmland Preservation Ranking Committee: Two a...

Oconee County to Host Battery & Tire Amnesty in October

Oconee County Government and the Keep Oconee County Beautiful Commission will host a Battery and Tire Amnesty event during the month of October. Both tires and batteries collected as part of this event will be recycled.

Oconee County residents may bring up...

Farmland Preservation Program - Notice of Application Period

The Oconee County Board of Commissioners is accepting applications for the Agricultural Conservation Easement Program-Agricultural Land Easements (ACEP-ALE).  The ACEP-ALE is a voluntary program that helps farmers keep their land in agriculture. ...