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How much of this decline is connected to heavy rain and flooding of the areas in the past few years?
Good question. The report doesn't mention that as a factor, but that doesn't mean it might be playing a part in the decline along with other issues like unemployment, little economic activity, etc.
Good question. The report doesn't mention that as a factor, but that doesn't mean it might be playing a part in the decline along with other issues like unemployment, little economic activity, etc.
I'm from rural ENC the reason these towns are dying:
It's easy enough to head elsewhere or to the city if you are renting, not so much if you're a property owner. In many cases, if someone is a farmer, there could be land that's been in the family for 1 or 2 hundred years, or more. That's a really hard decision.
Many farmers also worked in factories that are now shut down.
Then there's the fact that if you're over 40 you might have a real problem finding work, any work, anywhere.
It's easy enough to say MOVE!. It's neither easy nor practical for most.
I literally live on the edge. Most people who live in the City of Kings Mountain are looking at Charlotte & Gastonia for work & shopping. Most of the rest of the county is focused on Shelby. Some who live in the northernmost part of the county are focused on Hickory. The attitudes are completely different.
This is a national problem, but states deal with it differently.
what should the state of NC, and more importantly the Federal government, be doing for Kings Mountain, NC, population ~10,000?
How much of this decline is connected to heavy rain and flooding of the areas in the past few years?
I suppose you could make a case for Hurricane Floyd and Dennis in 1999, but most of ENC was either trending downwards or beginning to do so by then. Hurricane Matthew didn't help, but didn't lead to a steep decline either.
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what should the state of NC, and more importantly the Federal government, be doing for Kings Mountain, NC, population ~10,000?
Kings Mountain is in better shape than a lot of places that are in counties that are still classified as rural. It's commuteable to much of Charlotte. County officials have made some boneheaded decisions that hurt the city. That's the fault of the voters. People in remote parts of the county vote against their own interest because they think that they are in danger of turning into a repeat of the Atlanta metro. They're afraid of Charlotte. I've heard some bizzare things in Shelby.
In a county where 2 cities & 1 town exceed 5000 in population, the little towns with less than 1000 in population would be helped by becoming part of the Charlotte metro. They're afraid of it & vote people into office with backwards views. Had McCrory approved the casino, it would have been good for people in Cleveland & Gaston counties, as well as the state. If the Bureau of Indian Affairs approved it, it would be good for the counties, but there would be no need for the Catawbas to give money to the state.
Just think, a few million extra dollars going into the state treasury. That could buy out the horrible contract for I 77 with money to spare.
Boeing was looking at putting a data center into the data center park before HB2. Nothing like the state shooting the town while shooting every other town.
People blame minorities for the loss of jobs? LOL. What type of alternative universe do you live in?
I wish it were an alternate universe! Spend some time perusing conversations over in the "politics and other controversies" area of the C-D forums or on the comments section on almost any news article regarding the decline of blue-collar industries in the US.
One would have to have their head in the sand pretty deep to have never heard the talking point of poor/immigrant/minority populations being associated and/or responsible for the decline of the US.
It's simple; relocate or go broke. If Ohio, NY, NJ, Cali, etc transplants can make the move by the thousands for NC jobs; why can't our rural NC residents relocate 1.5 hrs " down the road".
Yep, you're seeing this all over the country, especially in the South, as it's historically been heavily agricultural.
I know here in Tennessee, the lion's share of new job growth has occurred in Nashville. Knoxville is experiencing slow but steady growth. Outside of that, much of the rest of the state is in decline.
Yep, you're seeing this all over the country, especially in the South, as it's historically been heavily agricultural.
I know here in Tennessee, the lion's share of new job growth has occurred in Nashville. Knoxville is experiencing slow but steady growth. Outside of that, much of the rest of the state is in decline.
Yep, you're seeing this all over the country, especially in the South, as it's historically been heavily agricultural.
I know here in Tennessee, the lion's share of new job growth has occurred in Nashville. Knoxville is experiencing slow but steady growth. Outside of that, much of the rest of the state is in decline.
the south is the fastest growing region in the country, by a good margin. Tennessee outperformed the national average for GDP growth by 25% last year. Whats actually happening is people are leaving high tax, high cost of living, bankrupt older industrial areas in the northeast and upper midwest and coming to lower taxed, suburban and sprawling urban neighborhoods in the south and west.
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