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PeteDontCare t1_iy3q2wj wrote

Reply to comment by the_ocean in The Best Burgers In Vermont by Vermont1998

That's why it's necessary to hire locals and people already there, but in this work environment, that's proven to be futile

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the_ocean t1_iy3rflv wrote

I don’t know if you’re a MRV local but there really aren’t enough locals who want these jobs to fill demand for restaurants - we’ve had 2 well-loved local restaurants close in the past year due to staff shortages. One of them was actually trying to build out more staff housing to make it work, but ran out of funds due to an untimely septic failure. We desperately need municipal septic, which is currently under study & will come back for vote pretty soon.

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PeteDontCare t1_iy3rx5h wrote

No you're right, but that's exactly what I'm saying. You need to have local people employed for success, but given the current situation, that's pretty much impossible. It's not their fault, but rather unfortunate circumstances

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the_ocean t1_iy3sbg8 wrote

Yeah absolutely. Tourism is great and all (and I moved here because I loved skiing here, I’m a flatlander), but we won’t thrive as a community if the only people who can afford it here are second-home owners, retirees, and white-collar remote workers. We desperately need infill development to bring the cost of living down.

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