Last week, Alfalfa County elected officers met with the board of commissioners and consulting accountant Buddy Carroll to work on the placement of appropriations for the fiscal year 2019-20 Estimate of Needs. This Monday morning, Carroll was back on-site to formally present it and acquire the necessary signatures.

"We've been over the concerns and all of the projections for the future and everything, and we understand where the numbers are coming from, there's no debate on that. The issue at hand is our declining fund balance. For each year, we're dropping anywhere from $800,000 to $600,000 to...