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City council approves apartment complex

Rufus Adair

Wednesday, May 17, 2023

Variances for a potential three-story replacement for the Eatonton Housing Authority’s 50-unit Hillside Apartments were approved by Eatonton City Council at its mid-month meeting Monday night.

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BOC halts short-term rental applications

Rufus Adair

Thursday, April 27, 2023

The Putnam County Board of Commissioners last week cut off applications for new short-term rental permits with a 91-day moratorium and suggested more applications might be needed for serving on Putnam General Hospital’s board of directors.

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Second STR town hall meeting covers waterfront

Rufus Adair

Wednesday, April 5, 2023

The Putnam Board of Commissioners’ second town hall-type hearing to consider short-term rentals (STRs) on the county’s two large lakes drew a crowd Tuesday morning almost as large as the first a couple of weeks ago.

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Putnam BOC discusses disasters, funding

Rufus Adair

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Commentators during the three-week-long NCAA basketball tournament, aka: “March Madness,” have several times brought up the notion that “the advantage goes to the team with the best Plan B.” The idea is not confined to basketball.

L-R: Putnam County Commissioners Alan Foster, Daniel Brown, Gary McElhenney and Board Chairman Bill Sharp listened for approximately two hours as citizens expressed opinions on short-term rentals last Thursday night. IAN TOCHER/Staff

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Short-term rental issue draws crowd

Rufus Adair

Wednesday, March 29, 2023

Last week’s first of two special hearings on short-term rentals (STRs) at Putnam County’s two large lakes saw nearly 40 people take three-minute turns at the microphone giving an earful to the Putnam County Board of Commissioners. Some voiced specific complaints.

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Short-term rental hearings on the way

Rufus Adair

Wednesday, March 22, 2023

The first of two special public hearings on probable controls for short-term rentals will come this evening, March 23, at the Putnam County administration building. The hearing led by the Putnam County Board of Commissioners begins at 6 p.m. A second hearing is scheduled for 10 a.m.

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County’s short-term rentals committee creates confusion

Rufus Adair

Wednesday, March 1, 2023

The composition of a committee studying recommendations for a new county ordinance on short-term rentals of lakeside properties prompted some in-fighting at last week’s meeting of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners.

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Highway 44 and rentals dominate BOC meeting

Rufus Adair

Wednesday, February 8, 2023

Roads and rentals – and their place in Lake Oconee’s long-term character and drawing power – bubbled up in discussions at the Putnam County Board of Commissioners’ first monthly meeting last Friday.

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BOC addresses road resurfacing, manager contract

Rufus Adair

Thursday, January 26, 2023

The first wave of this year’s road resurfacing projects, along with a four-year contract with County Manager Paul Van Haute, were approved at last week’s meeting of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners.

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Timeline proposed for new school construction

Bailey Ballard

Thursday, January 26, 2023

Assistant Superintendent Derick Austin reported the proposed timeline for the new elementary school to the Putnam County Board of Education on Monday. The timeline estimates the design will start in June with construction beginning in January 2024.

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