Sean C. Morgan
Of The New Era
The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District will increase its spending by 1.16 percent in the 2007-08 fiscal year.
The district Budget Committee approved the district’s 2007-08 budget on April 17.
The budget will grow by $23,084 to $2,023,160.
It includes no cost-of-living adjustments for its employees until Jan. 1, Fire Chief Mike Beaver said. The primary reason for increasing expenditures are retirement, health insurance premiums and fuel…