Putnam BOC budget includes rising millage rates

In an Aug. 25 called meeting, the Putnam County Board of Commissioners approved a $25.7 million general fund budget for the upcoming 2023-24 fiscal year, all but officially locking in previously proposed millage-rate increases, both county-wide and in the special service district (unincorporated area). Formal approval of the millage rates is scheduled for the commission’s routinely scheduled…