Property to be bought adjoins solid waste complex

Some 53 and one-quarters acres which Oconee County intends to buy is property that is  adjacent to the county’s Solid Waste Complex on the Wells Highway.  It’s not, as 101.7/WGOG NEWS earlier reported, adjoining the landfill.  After an executive session, the county council voted to commit up to $200 thousand to make the purchase.  This morning Amanda Brock, county administrator, said, “As we continue to expand recycling and solid waste disposal services as our county grows, more space will be required as time goes by, and we are currently performing due diligence on utilizing a portion of the property in the near future for DHEC requirements related to transfer station regulations.”