Local government briefs: A-CC Commissioner regrets text, Morgan Co Board throws wrench at Rivian

Athens-Clarke County Commissioner Tim Denson says he regrets sending to fellow Commissioner Mariah Parker a January text that talks about keeping conservatives off a new Athens-Clarke County Public Safety Civilian Oversight Board. The controversial texts became public earlier this week.

There is an afternoon meeting of the Athens-Clarke Board of Assessors: it’s a 4 o’clock session at City Hall in Athens.

The Tax Assessor’s Office in Morgan County is throwing a wrench into the Rivian deal, refusing to vote on a tax exemption for the company that wants to manufacture electric trucks and SUVs on two thousand acres along the Morgan-Walton County line: earlier this week a Joint Development Authority signed off on the agreement that would allow Rivian to build and create upwards of 75 hundred jobs.

10th District congressional candidates are among those invited to speak this evening in Elberton: the Elbert County Republican Party meets tonight at the McIntosh Coffee Shop in Elberton. We are today 26 days away from primary election day in Georgia. Early voting starts Monday.

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