After getting scooped by the Rhino on furloughs at the Guilford County Register of Deeds office, the N&R’s Joe Killian gets the scoop on possible cuts at the Department of Social Services, with little help from county officials, who apparently just don’t like the N&R.
Turns out —– as you can probably imagine —– that no DSS workers will lose their jobs —- the department will simply “reorganize.”
Note the interesting comment from Commissioner Kirk Perkins, who said he worried “more about the level of cuts and what they mean for county services,” adding “we’re getting past the point of getting efficient and to the point where we’re just brutal with our cuts.”
Correct me if I’m wrong, but we’ve seen nowhere near brutal — yet. I’ll believe it when I see it. I don’t wish anyone to lose their job, but the reality is government is undergoing yet another tough budget year and difficult decisions have to be made. The pain has certainly been felt in the private sector.
