Tag Archives: Dale Moss

Putnam County will begin its budget work with a first budget committee meeting April 15. Commissioners ratified County Mayor Randy Porter’s nine-person committee selection. The committee includes David Andrews, Grover Bennett, Ron Chaffin, Kathy Dunn, David Gentry, Adam Johnson, Dale Moss, Ben Rodgers, and Jonathan Williams. The state mandates commissioners’ approval of a budget calendar. Porter’s calendar has commissioners considering ... Read More »

The Putnam County Budget Committee voted 6-1 Thursday to take the next step with a 27.5 cent property tax increase for county residents. The approved proposal includes fully funding a new pay scale plan for county employees and 91 new employees. Mayor Randy Porter and his team will bring more formal cost estimates to the next committee meeting Monday night. ... Read More »

The Putnam County Budget Committee asking all department heads and elected officials to take the new salary study and figure out how much it would cost to fund all the changes needed. The work will be based on the average differences for each position based on similar-sized cities and counties as well as the private sector. County Mayor Randy Porter ... Read More »

Putnam County Commissioner Dale Moss said he is working on finding a more centralized voting precinct to add to the ninth District. Moss said constituents told him they wanted a more convenient location rather than traveling outside of the district to vote at Upperman Middle School. “They have contacted me, they being several looking for something more convenient and something ... Read More »

$15 million. That is the dollar amount it would take to build the upper grade wing of the new Park View School. Director of Schools Corby King addressed the full Putnam County Commission Monday night after Commissioner Dale Moss requested a firm number for the project in a work session last week. Commissioner Cathy Reel said she was disappointed that ... Read More »

Putnam County Commissioners agreed to an option with a Nashville-based firm to purchase the 41.41 acres of the Putnam County Fairgrounds. The purchase price: $12.42 million. Commissioners voted 24-0 Monday night to move forward with Baker Storey McDonald of Nashville to recruit major retailers to the site off South Jefferson Avenue. The developer would have until February 23, 2022 to ... Read More »

After some 90 minutes of questions from Putnam County Commissioners at a Monday Night work session, the board will once again consider the purchase of two pieces of land near the county justice center next week. The board voted against the purchase last month, effectively ending the plan to expand the jail and court room space. Commissioners Chair Mike Atwood ... Read More »

The new fiscal year Putnam County budget will come in about $500,000 lower than last year’s budget with no property tax increase. County Mayor Randy Porter proposed $40,034,718 in general expenditures during the new fiscal year. Porter said the department heads and elected officials worked hard to create a status quo budget. “There was a team effort put forth by ... Read More »