"The county is trying to do everything it can to protect its drinking water and the Sound."

But now the county is trying to do something unusual about it.

Increasingly, the county is trying to encourage businesses to meet the elderly's needs.

For more than 10 years, the county had tried to buy the property but could not reach an agreement with the family on the price.

The county tried to sell its medical center and other health services two years ago but found no buyers.

The county is now trying to pay back the $2.4 million to Cypress, a debt that has raised property taxes by about 50 percent.

The county tried to get out of the agreement.

The county is still trying to deal with the fallout.

The county is trying to ban children's access to violence.

But the county has just tried to patch things over.