Budget amendments approved

While budget amendments are often a regular part of the Sweetwater County Board of County Commissioner’s meetings as adjustments are made at the end of the fiscal year, the latest budget amendments dealt with unique situations for Memorial Hospital of Sweetwater County and the Road and Bridge Department.

At their last meeting, postponed from Tuesday, April 4 to Thursday, April 6 due to the winter storm at the beginning of last week, the commissioners approved budget amendments of $3 million for Sweetwater Memorial and $240,000 for the Road and Bridge Department.

The $3 million for the hospital...