Greenway Grant Application for Oconee Denied

A grant application for a greenway to connect parts of Oconee County with parts of Pickens and Anderson Counties was denied. Council Member Matthew Durham, of Mountain Rest, used the term “sigh of relief” as he addressed those in last night’s audience opposed to the project…

One critic of the greenway suggested that, rather than the county committing $300,000 toward that effort, the monies could be put toward developing an alternate route to the traffic congestion on Hwy 123 corridor between Seneca and Clemson.

Seneca’s Paul Cain was one who had advocated for the multi-jurisdictional greenway…