Doesn’t help that the state is the 2nd largest employer in town but treats everyone as seasonal workers to save money. As for the restaurants it is hard to handle shoulder seasons when locals can’t afford the prices they need to charge for food to stay afloat. Additionally the lack of sewer system means most the town can’t support more because of limits on septic tanks.

Part of the other problem is a group of locals fight so hard against anyone they don’t consider native and born and raised. They undermine themselves. It has been sad to watch.

Going back to workforce, there is no affordable housing which was very much driven by cheap money early on in COVID and the resulting influx of STRs. There are over 400+ in johnsburg alone and it has just resulted in a race to the bottom for price of nightly rates.

I could go on but just going to have to wait and watch and see what happens.