Everyone seems to be pinching pennies, or maybe dollar bills, when it comes to fuel prices. Even the Lyon County budget is feeling it. “The amount has almost doubled for gasoline and doubled for diesel fuel,” county commission chair Rollie Martin said Thursday. “I believe the county uses between 8,000-10,000 gallons a month.” Add that to what Martin calls “wage pressures,” and the county budget for 2022 already is looking perilous. “We’ve got to start thinking in different ways, to keep things under control until the end of the year,” Martin said. For instance, the County Commission voted Thursday to chip seal a section of Americus Road between U.S. 50 and Road 180. That half-mile strip will cost $80,000, but it’s not as much as Martin prefers.
Source: Emporia Gazette
