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When Union County Sheriff Ken Jones looked at his office’s fuel budget a few weeks ago, he noticed that with only half a year gone, 79 percent of the $125,000 allotted for gasoline had already been spent.

But when you fill 28 gas-guzzling, V-8 powered Ford Crown Victorias and drive them an average of 2,600 miles each month, that’s to be expected.

On Wednesday, Jones approached the Union County Finance Committee for $45,000 more dollars to make ends meet until the end of the year.

The committee unanimously approved the request, along with anothe...