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Walton EMC Shares Land with Oconee County

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

January 30, 2004

Contact Katie Woodall, 770/266-2572 or Greg Brooks, 770/266-2307

MONROE, Ga. – Walton Electric Membership Corporation (EMC) is partnering with Oconee County to provide the St. Mary's Ambulance Service a temporary location.

Walton EMC has agreed to let the Ambulance Service move its Watkinsville station on Walton EMC's land next to its Watkinsville Operations Center off Business Route 441.  

"We have the available space," said Walton EMC President/CEO Ronnie Lee. "We're glad to be able to help both the St. Mary's Ambulance Service and Oconee County."

"This will at least give the Ambulance Service more room while keeping it close to home for Oconee County residents," Lee added.

The County has provided the Ambulance Service an office next to the County Sheriff's Office, but over time the Ambulance Service's need for more space continued to increase.

"This is a terrific arrangement between Walton EMC and the Oconee County government," said Melvin Davis, Chairman of the Oconee County Board of Commissioners. "My experience with Walton EMC is always that of a cooperative neighbor–willing to go the extra mile."

"I am pleased to be a partner with Walton EMC to continue providing an ambulance service to Oconee County to better serve the needs of the public," Davis added.

Established in 1936, Walton EMC is a consumer-owned electric cooperative with over 110,000 accounts in ten Northeast Georgia counties between Atlanta and Athens.

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