More than that, we've reduced the size of government, and that's how we've been able to hold that line. There were 850 employees when I got to the county in 2013. Today there's about 625. The number of programs are less. The number of lane miles are less. The number of buildings are less. The number of acres we own are less. Everything in government has shrunk. And we did it simply, simply by applying business principles to government. Because government is not a business. Don't be mistaken. We don't try to create profit, or we ought not. (07:01–07:10)
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