County board hears D3 candidate comments

Three minutes is not a long time given to individual speakers during the public comments opportunity of county commission meetings, but it was just enough to gain some insight into candidates hoping to fill the District 3 seat on the Putnam County Board of Commissioners.

STRs by the numbers

On the eve of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners' Sept. 1 vote on a new short-term rental (STR) ordinance, Commission Clerk Lynn Butterworth compiled a four-part analysis of the 260 existing STR permits. One of Butterworth’s tasks is to administer the STR application process.

STR ordinance more reasonable than some have suggested

While Putnam County’s new short-term rental (STR) ordinance has its complications and compromises, a closer look at data and details may make it seem a lot more family-friendly than some earlier criticisms suggested. One key element came in what was not changed Sept.

State to investigate STR ordinance passage

Was it Casey Stengel or Yogi Berra who gave us the piece of wisdom that “It ain’t over ‘til it’s over”? No matter. The problem is that “over” is still a relative term.

Tight timeline for potential District 3 BOC candidates

A collision course for Putnam County’s Lake Oconee area voters in District 3 appears in the making for the third week in September.

Putnam BOC budget includes rising millage rates

In an Aug. 25 called meeting, the Putnam County Board of Commissioners approved a $25.

District 3 BOC election deadlines yet to be set

In the wake of Alan Foster’s recent resignation from the Putnam County Board of Commissioners, a special election can be held on Nov. 7 with “plenty of time” for candidates to qualify and run campaigns for District 3 commissioner, according to Putnam Elections Supervisor Kim Rudolph.

Millage rate increase for county seems inevitable

With the Putnam County Board of Commissioners set to finalize its 2023-24 general fund budget a couple of weeks from now, at least one confounding question lingers: with the county’s tax digest up 20 percent, why do extra revenues from that growth not eliminate any need for an additional millage...

Commissioners consider budget, STR concerns

With both a short-term rental (STR) ordinance and a tax-hiking budget scheduled to be settled in September, citizens gave Putnam County commissioners an earful at last week’s mid-month commission meeting.

Foster plans commission resignation

Late last week, Alan Foster unexpectedly tendered his resignation from the District 3 seat on the Putnam County Board of Commissioners. However, as of The Eatonton Messenger’s print deadline Tuesday morning, the situation could still be described as “a bit muddy.