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The Western Circuit comprises Oconee and Athens-Clarke counties.
Smith, in his first term as mayor, said Wednesday the idea has a financial component.
Smith for months has maintained that Oconee’s plans to build a new government complex which would include a new library on the outskirts of the city is a waste of taxpayer money.
“How can we save Oconee taxpayers money? We can save millions of dollars by not building that big building,” he said, adding that the library s present building could just be expanded.
Taxpayers “are tired of property taxes going up and here’s one way we can rein it in and say we want to be a standalone judicial circuit,” Smith said.