MITCHELL COUNTY, Ga. (WALB) — Frustration is boiling over in Mitchell County as residents mobilize a formal effort to recall three of their elected county commissioners. The push comes in the wake of a controversial June 29 vote to rezone approximately 300 acres of agricultural land to industrial use, clearing the way for a massive 1,500-megawatt power generation facility near Baconton. RELATED: Rumored data center power plant raises concerns in Mitchell County The recall effort targets Keith Jones (District 2), Julius Hatcher (District 4), and David Griner (District 5), the three available commissioners eligible for recall under Georgia law. Lauren Dorminy, a District 5 resident who is leading the petition drive in her district, confirmed that organizers successfully gathered and submitted the first 100 required signatures to start the formal process for Commissioner Griner on Monday, Aug. 10. “We gathered the necessary 100 signatures for David Griner’s district… and we turned that in on Monday to the election superintendent to begin the process,” Dorminy said. “Once the other two commissioners’ recall signatures reach 100, those will be turned in to start the process as well.” Under Georgia’s recall law, if the initial 100 signatures are verified and accepted by the local election board, organizers must then gather signatures from 30% of the district’s registered voters to force a special recall election. According to residents, the backlash began when they learned of…
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