Loan repayment contributes to high FY20 expenses in Clearmont
CLEARMONT — A quick glance at the state of Wyoming’s Cost of Maintaining Town Government Report begs one question.
How did the town of Clearmont — population 142 — see expenses increase 224% from the previous year?
The town accumulated more than $639,837 in expenses from July 1, 2019, to June 30, 2020, according to the report published on the Wyoming Department of Audit’s website Dec. 18. During the previous fiscal year — from July 1, 2018, to June 30, 2019 — the town’s expenses were $197,733.
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