Building permits reach high numbers while residents home due to COVID-19

Monday’s town council meeting opened once again with a larger number of building permits as residents continue to fix home issues throughout the COVID-19 shutdown. While many can work from home, this seems to be the best time to get that garden planted or that fence built. Keeping with the new standard of social distancing, residents are being seen outside working in their yards and tending to their homes.

The council also had the second reading of the FY 2021 budget. While many citizens are seeing the necessity to tighten their belts and watch for overspending, the town of Pine Bluffs is doin...