(l-r): Brittany Willard, Becky Richmond, Justn Williams, Jim Bowyer, James Vanoy, Greg Mick, and Doug Pierson.

The Putnam County Parks and Recreation Commission met on Thursday, August 7th, at the Valley Park Conference Center with approximately thirty members of the public in attendance. Public attendance at Parks and Recreation meetings rarely numbers more than three or four.

The unusually large public presence was prompted by a transaction of the commission at its prior meeting. On…