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Advisory group proposes adding agribusiness economic figure to Oconee County welcome signs
Summary
Committee members discussed putting a short, dollar-value agribusiness impact statement on county welcome signs using census-derived figures; they will draft wording and coordinate with Mr. Gilbert, DOT and county council.
Members of the Oconee County Agricultural Advisory Committee discussed adding a short agribusiness economic-impact statement to Oconee County welcome signage.
The discussion proposed using a concise dollar figure drawn from census data — members referenced a multi-hundred-million-dollar figure for agribusiness product sales to the county (committee participants described the source as a 2017 census estimate). Members emphasized a short, readable message that would fit on existing county brown welcome signs and said the county’s sign rules may require review by the Department of Transportation and county council.
Committee members said they have not received final mock-ups from Mr. Gilbert, who agreed to work on wording. They were also advised by Mr. Shirley (county staff) that a county-owned sign could accommodate an addition but that height and other regulatory constraints would require further checking. The committee asked members to submit wording suggestions to staff for compilation and review.
No design or final placement decision was made; members described the next steps as producing concise draft language, checking DOT and council requirements and coordinating with Mr. Gilbert and county sign staff.
