In August of 2023, Valdeacourt Farms requested that two parcels of land on Hurricane Creek Road at the junction of U.S. 35 be rezoned from Rural Residential to Commercial High Density.

The Putnam County Planning Commission held a hearing and recommended the rezoning as requested by Valdeacourt Farms. M. L. Reed, who resides on Hurricane Creek Road opposite one parcel and adjacent to another, objected. When the Putnam County Commission held a hearing on the…