Elliott proposes how to spend COVID relief money

As an individual John Elliott, an Oconee County Republican, doesn’t approve of $1.7 trillion dollars of COVID relief money advocated by the Biden Democratic administration.  But, as the chairman of the county council, Elliott proposes how Oconee County’s share is to be used.  At the start of last night’s meeting, Chairman Elliott suggested that some of Oconee’s large share should be used to pipe sewer to I-85 and some to help Salem close its water loop project.  Oconee expects to receive its first share of relief money in 60 days.  After he spoke, District One’s Elliott entertained comment from his colleagues, and immediately got an amen from District Five’s Glenn Hart.  Hart has been outspoken in favor of the Sewer South project in his district.