Putnam BOC rethinks short-term rentals approach

The Putnam County Board of Commissioners (BOC) reversed direction last week on how best to get input for a possible ordinance regulating short-term vacation rental properties, mainly on Lakes Oconee and Sinclair. Instead of a study committee proposed in January and with a debate over its composition in February, the commission will hold two public hearings with dates soon to be set by BOC staff…