Palouse council approves budget

Will it end $11,000 in the red or $7,000 in the black?

That was the question Tuesday night at the Palouse City meeting when council members approved the budget plan for 2013.

The answer will emerge depending on how projections and estimations pan out for the coming year.

Council members approved the budget with the intention of making amendments, if needed, as 2013 figures play out.

After the vote, Councilman Cecil Floyd made a motion for “budget process education and potential solutions” to be put on the agenda for next February.

It was “seconded by everyone” said Mayor Michael Echanove, and...