County budget approved
Discussion for raising entry level pay for new hires MOHAVE COUNTY – A couple of hours of meandering discussion led to Monday’s final adoption of a $519-million budget for the new fiscal year. Unanticipated eye-popping construction cost increases for a pair of priority capital projects are funded in the new spending plan. Financial Services Director Coral Loyd said rapid inflation in the construction materials market dramatically increased cost projections that were part of the tentative budget approved last month. “The animal shelter costs are expected to increase from about $2.5-million to $3.5-million and the court remodel from $5-million up to about $8.5-million,”…