Hood River County Commissioners have extended the application period for those interested in becoming County Administrator to the latter part of May. The panel originally planned to bring in finalists in late April, but retiring Administrator David Meriwether says some serious candidates dropped out for various reasons, so the application deadline was extended by about a month. Meriwether did say the delay has not changed his plans to retire effective June 30. Commissioners have hoped to be able to bring in the new administrator while Meriwether was still on the job to assist in the transition.