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The Sweet Home Fire and Ambulance District on June 20 approved a $8.8 million budget for the 2023-24 fiscal year.

Also at the meeting, the board:

-- Approved the transfer of $75,000 appropriations from the general fund to the equipment reserve fund for the purchase of a pickup and a staff Suburban.

-- Approved the appropriation of $103,853 in received conflagration funds to the general fund, increasing the appropriation in the personnel services line item by $80,000 and the materials and services line item by $23,853.

-- Heard from Fire Chief Nick Tyler that the district's transportation ra...