Maia Capuano
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Oconee County
Bishop Council Redraws Official Town Limits Map
The Bishop Town Council on Jan. 12 unanimously passed an ordinance to redraw the official map of Bishop using the town well at the pavilion as the center point of the map. The town limit is a 2,640-foot radius from that point. Any existing owners whose property was previously in…
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Northeast Georgia News
Rezone Withdrawn from Bishop Town Council Agenda
A request to rezone six acres on High Shoals Road for a special event venue was withdrawn from the December Bishop Town Council agenda. The Oconee County Planning Commission in November recommended denial of the rezone for the property adjacent to the planned location of St. Aelred Catholic Church, according…
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Northeast Georgia News
Disqualified Bishop Official Asks Town Council to Challenge Jurisdiction Dispute
Former Bishop Town Council member Hudson Holder urged council members during public comment at the Nov. 10 meeting to stand up for the town’s jurisdiction. “The county continues to tell Council where your lines are and who your citizens are, and that’s not their decision to make,” Holder said. Holder…
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In-Depth
Bogart Takes Steps Toward New Public Comment Policy
Council member Greg Maddox questioned the process of public comment during the recent Bogart City Council meeting. The city plans to vote on a new policy at the next regular session meeting on Nov. 10. As long as we let the public speak, that is all I care about,” Maddox…
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Q&As
Q&A: Immigrant Rights Activist Addresses ICE in Schools
Lori Garrett-Hatfield is the chair of the K-12 committee at Athens Immigrant Rights Coalition, a nonprofit that supports and advocates for immigrant families. Q: The Trump administration is allowing Immigration and Customs Enforcement to target schools, churches and hospitals, a practice that hasn’t been allowed since 2011. What has been…