Flomaton budget shows a surplus

Includes money for new front office position

The Flomaton Town Council passed a budget showing about a $300,000 positive balance that included some raises and funds to hire an additional employee in the front office.

The budget also includes about $15,000 for improvements at the Flomaton Community Center that houses the senior citizen SAIL site.

Mayor Dewey Bondurant, Jr., said the new front office person was desperately needed, noting the town of Century has six people in their office and Flomaton has two.

Town Clerk Carrie Moore said when someone’s out she has to work the window to collect payments and it becomes hard to keep up with h...