Putnam County Board of Commissioners

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

BOC approves STR contested permits

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, October 25, 2023
Two contested short-term rental (STR) permits in the R-1R zone on Lake Oconee and rezoning requests for two sizeable developments around Harmony Crossing dominated the mid-month meeting of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners last week.
A full house faced Putnam County District 3 commissioner candidates last Thursday at Lake Oconee Lutheran Church Community Center, where former candidate Charles Trumbo (at podium) served as emcee for the event.

A full house faced Putnam County District 3 commissioner candidates last Thursday at Lake Oconee Lutheran Church Community Center, where former candidate Charles Trumbo (at podium) served as emcee for the event.

STRs dominate Putnam County candidate forum

Story And Photos By Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 19, 2023
The Putnam County Republican Party presented a candidate forum on Oct. 12 at Lake Oconee Lutheran Church Community Center on Greensboro Road.
Led by Putnam County Manager Paul Van Haute (far right), approximately 30 attendees to a Breast Cancer Awareness event Oct. 6, went on a reflective walk around the surrounding facilities at the county administration building.

Led by Putnam County Manager Paul Van Haute (far right), approximately 30 attendees to a Breast Cancer Awareness event Oct. 6, went on a reflective walk around the surrounding facilities at the county administration building.

Putnam County cares about breast cancer awareness

Story And Photos By Ian Tocher
Thursday, October 19, 2023
October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month, when individuals, businesses, and communities come together each year to demonstrate support for the many people affected by breast cancer, whether as patients, family members, friends, or colleagues.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

County board hears D3 candidate comments

Rufus Adair
Thursday, September 28, 2023
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.
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Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

STRs by the numbers

Rufus Adair
Thursday, September 21, 2023
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.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

STR ordinance more reasonable than some have suggested

Rufus Adair
Thursday, September 21, 2023
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.
Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

Eatonton Messenger/File Photo

State to investigate STR ordinance passage

Rufus Adair
Thursday, September 14, 2023
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.
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Putnam BOC budget includes rising millage rates

Rufus Adair
Thursday, August 31, 2023
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...
Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

Eatonton Messenger/Graphic

District 3 BOC election deadlines yet to be set

Rufus Adair
Thursday, August 31, 2023
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.
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