Putnam County holds town hall on C-PACER program; commissioners take no action

Putnam County held a public town hall on Feb. 12, 2026, in Room 203 of the Putnam County Administration Building in Eatonton to discuss the C-PACER program. Chairman Bill Sharp called the meeting to order at approximately 10:07 a.m., and County Manager Paul Van Haute opened the discussion.

Representatives who provided information included Dante Handel of C-PACE Alliance/The Southern Group, Jared Schlosser of Peachtree Group and Ryan Doyle of Nuveen Green Capital. The minutes state that those representatives "provided information on the program," but do not record verbatim statements or technical details of their presentations.

Commissioners and staff asked questions and discussed program details with residents in attendance. The minutes list four commissioners present (Chairman Bill Sharp; Commissioner Tom McElhenney; Commissioner Richard Garrett; Commissioner Jeff Wooten) and one absent (Commissioner Steve Hersey). County staff present included County Manager Paul Van Haute, County Clerk Lynn Butterworth and Deputy County Clerk Mercy Fluker; County Attorney Adam Nelson is noted as arriving late.

A sequence of residents made comments or asked questions during the town-hall portion; the minutes record the names of those speakers — Charles Gray; Barb Vargo; Bill Vargo; David Dubois; Don Sadler; Dale Bills; Erin Olson; and Josh Sprayberry — but do not specify the content of each comment or question. The minutes similarly do not detail specific answers or commitments from county staff or the presenters.

Commissioner Richard Garrett left the meeting at approximately 11:24 a.m. Chairman Sharp thanked the audience and adjourned the town hall at approximately 11:29 a.m. The minutes state that no formal action was taken at the meeting.

The minutes note that a copy of the meeting agenda/notice was made a part of the county minute book, and do not list any follow-up assignments, motions, votes, or next steps in the record.