Commissioners approve $49.7 million budget

RBC — Bracing for a worst-case scenario in its court case over collection of use tax, Rio Blanco County commissioners adopted a proposed 2009 budget Monday night of nearly $49.7 million.
That figure is $15.9 million more than the 2008 amended budget.
“Of the $15 million increase in appropriations, 64 percent, or $10.3 million is a rough estimate of the potential cost to Rio Blanco County related to the use tax court case,” said Diane…