Anger swells amid talks of financial struggles

  • County Commissioners discuss funding for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
    County Commissioners discuss funding for the 2021-2022 fiscal year.
  • County Commissioner Jeff Rawls listens to presentations during a budget hearing Monday ahead of county staff members presenting a tentative budget next week.
    County Commissioner Jeff Rawls listens to presentations during a budget hearing Monday ahead of county staff members presenting a tentative budget next week.
  • County Commissioner Terry Turner listens Monday as fellow commissioners and county department leaders present information about the county’s finances.
    County Commissioner Terry Turner listens Monday as fellow commissioners and county department leaders present information about the county’s finances.
  • Putnam County department heads watch as Mike Troxel, the executive director of the Public Works Department, talks to the Board of County Commissioners on Monday about the department’s needs for the upcoming fiscal year.
    Putnam County department heads watch as Mike Troxel, the executive director of the Public Works Department, talks to the Board of County Commissioners on Monday about the department’s needs for the upcoming fiscal year.
Tensions between Putnam County commissioners escalated Monday when the board met for its first budget workshop.  Board of County Commissioners Chairman Larry Harvey banged his gavel to call the…

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