Putnam Development Authority

With PDA board members lined up on the left and county commissioners on the right, the seating arrangement mirrored the adversarial relationship that seems to have developed lately. IAN TOCHER/Staff

PDA board meets publicly with commissioners

Ian Tocher

Wednesday, January 28, 2026

At a joint public meeting marked by candor, frustration, stern faces, and multiple calls for better communication, the Putnam County Board of Commissioners (BOC) and the Putnam Development Authority (PDA) spent about two hours Jan. 22 discussing their working relationship, public trust, and the...

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Judge orders audit of $100M ‘phantom bond’

Staff Reports

Wednesday, January 21, 2026

After a Dec. 2 appearance in Putnam County Superior Court, where local citizens and Putnam County District 3 Commissioner Stephen Hersey voiced opposition to a proposed development deal, Superior Court Judge Stephen A. Bradley has ordered an independent auditor to investigate the project’s...

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PDA holds county strategy session

Leigh Lofgren

Thursday, May 9, 2024

The Putnam Development Authority (PDA) board of directors held a working lunch and strategy session last Tuesday at Cuscowilla to discuss current projects and plans for the future.

Theonie Alicandro of the Drew Company last month described plans to restore and renovate the currently empty Hotel Eatonton. IAN TOCHER/Staff

Developer shares background of Hotel Eatonton project

Ian Tocher

Wednesday, October 4, 2023

Theonie Alicandro, chief operations officer and general counsel for the Drew Company, said it all started in October 2022 when a request for proposal (RFP) notice crossed her desk in Boston.

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