County looking for help

Three county supervisors beginning new terms this week said county government, facing state and federal budget cuts and the drying up of property-tax revenues, faces major challenges during the year ahead in trying to serve people who rely on it.Troy Anderson in the Daily News.

Supervisor Don Knabe, named chairman as he began his fourth term on the county Board of Supervisors, said the economic challenges facing the nation and state will hit county government hard as it deals with a health-care crisis and opens negotiations with unions seeking new contracts.

"The next wave of state cuts could have a pretty significant impact on county services," Knabe said.