County okays 2nd budget boost after $276,847 found

The Board of County Commissioners did not take long to make a decision Monday morning regarding the proposed budget amendment #2 to the 2016 budget. The commissioners unanimously approved the amendment which added $98,847 to the spending side of the budget.

The motion was passed after the commissioners during the week located $276,847 to plug into the revenue side of the budget.

The conversation was a lot shorter this week than last week when the discussion focused on not having the money to cover the extra spending requests.

“Trying to honor their request is difficult, if not impossible,” Com...