I was talking with some people this past week who were wondering what is going to happen in Sevier and Blount counties regarding the belt-tightening going on everywhere.

Wondering what county departments are going to lose staff or close completely, if any.

Is the courthouse going the way of the suggestions of our postal service and take one day out of service, or will the library operate on fewer hours, or will code enforcement or the building department change their rules?

Greg McClurg was having lunch at Z-Mex when we started talking about local government and the economy.
He made some good suggestions regarding what our government could be doing.

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