The Big Sandy Mountaineer -

Last Thursday I got the honor of sitting in on the monthly city council meeting. It was enjoyable to watch all the bright minds that lead this town come together on the important issues at hand. They tackled many leading problems in this community with intelligence and a positive attitude.

They began by discussing the budget for the upcoming year. The adopted budget for the fiscal 2020 revenues is currently one hundred, ninety-four thousand dollars. Along with that, the town of Big Sandy contact with the Unified Garbage Disposal has raised their rates from eighty-five to ninety dollars. To...