Lind Council approves 2018 budget

During the Jan. 5 special meeting, the Lind Town Council approved the proposed 2018 budget, totaling $2,720,339.02.

The proposed budget was originally going to be an agenda item on the Dec. 28 meeting, but the meeting was postponed due to extreme weather. Clerk-Treasurer Kim Michaels informed council the Town received an extension to approve the budget in January.

Mayor Paula Bell explained the budgeting process took longer than expected because employees had to create three new accounts in the budget to account for the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) funding the Town received in 20...