BOCC Meeting October 27, 2026

The Putnam County Board of County Commissioners and Port Authority meeting on October 27, 2026, included approval of a $285,000 Florida rural infrastructure grant for the port, with no local match required. The Port Authority voted to accept the grant and authorize the chair to execute the budget resolution. Commissioners also agreed to track the port manager’s time for three to six months and discussed holding a workshop, likely in January, to clarify port governance, staffing, finances, and future growth. A full-time port manager or grants position and whether to lease or sell port property were raised for future consideration, but no decision was made on those topics.

The commission also approved consent agenda items F and G after discussion of recreation-field improvements in West Putnam, including a new fence; commissioners referenced an approximately $700,000 project amount. No vendor award or contract selection was identified. Other actions included land-use and zoning amendments, subdivision and road right-of-way matters, and resolutions, rather than procurement decisions. A resident alleged irregularities in a state-funded housing project during public comment and requested an audit and suspension of payments; the transcript records no board action on those allegations.