Putnam County OKs $2 million in Port Putnam grant resolutions to fund bulkhead and infrastructure work
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The county approved two Port Putnam grant resolutions — an $800,000 FDOT‑related bulkhead/docking agreement and a $1.2 million infrastructure improvement grant — to advance bulkhead and docking repairs and broader port infrastructure; both passed by voice vote Nov. 18.
Port Putnam sought county resolutions to accompany grant agreements and the Board of County Commissioners on Nov. 18 approved both by voice vote.
Sam Sullivan, speaking for Port Putnam, described the first grant as an $800,000 award to repair a bulkhead and docking area and noted that FDOT required a county resolution to complete the grant agreement. "The first one is for bulkhead and docking area for $800,000," Sullivan said. A motion to approve grant resolution 2025‑104 was made and carried by voice vote.
Next, the board approved grant resolution 2025‑105 for infrastructure improvements totaling $1,200,000. The item was moved, seconded and approved without recorded opposition.
Both items were presented as prioritized steps to enable cargo operations to resume at Putnam County’s inland port facilities once permitting and contracting are completed. The resolutions direct staff to finalize the grant agreements and return with any execution documents required by FDOT and other grantors.