Sean C. Morgan
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District’s proposed 2016-17 budget will increase by $196,000 to $2.5 million, about 8.5 percent.
Fire Chief Dave Barringer presented the budget and a summary to the district’s Budget Committee on April 19.
Within the budget, personnel costs will increase by $77,000 to $1.5 million. Materials and services will increase by $89,000, while capital outlays will decrease by $80,500.
For the first time in several years, Barringer…