Putnam County Board of Commissioners

Billy Webster holds a framed montage of 13 shoulder patches from NASA’s Apollo program presented to him as a gift for his service as chairman. CONTRIBUTED

Billy Webster holds a framed montage of 13 shoulder patches from NASA’s Apollo program presented to him as a gift for his service as chairman. CONTRIBUTED

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Retirement ceremony held for outgoing chair Webster

Rufus Adair
Thursday, January 5, 2023
Last week’s meeting of the Putnam County Board of Commissioners marked not only its last of the year but also the retirement of Chairman Billy Webster.
At the front of the Frey property lies a driveway, a mailbox – and a half-dozen or so “decorative stones,” as he calls them, placed within a foot or so of the road and about 10-12 feet apart. The stones are not huge boulders, but they are not small either – roughly the size of a microwave oven to a large cooler.

At the front of the Frey property lies a driveway, a mailbox – and a half-dozen or so “decorative stones,” as he calls them, placed within a foot or so of the road and about 10-12 feet apart. The stones are not huge boulders, but they are not small either – roughly the size of a microwave oven to a large cooler.

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Right-of-way request remains unresolved

Rufus Adair
Thursday, January 5, 2023
A neighborhood wrangle over rocks and mailboxes – and what can be allowed in a county-owned right-of-way – provided the centerpiece of last week’s Putnam County Board of Commissioners meeting.

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BOC approves commercial zone change

Rufus Adair
Wednesday, December 14, 2022
Businesses in Putnam County’s major commercial zone will now be allowed to have as many as three outside displays of the goods and services offered inside. Some restrictions besides the three-display limit come with the zoning ordinance change approved unanimously on Dec.

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Transit dominates county commission meeting

Rufus Adair
Thursday, October 13, 2022
With the budget and millage rate settled for the new fiscal year starting Oct. 1, the Putnam County Board of Commissioners spent its first monthly meeting last Friday settling back into the business of governing.
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