Cumberland, Maryland wants you to move there

demarpaint said:
Maybe they should have considered an incentive for people to stay there.........
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This comment reminds me of how HR in some companies work. They’ll get all jazzed up about the potential new hire who might not last more than few years. And forgot all about retaining the person who has been there reliably for 10+ years.
 
ATex7239 said:
This comment reminds me of how HR in some companies work. They’ll get all jazzed up about the potential new hire who might not last more than few years. And forgot all about retaining the person who has been there reliably for 10+ years.
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Amen bro. My company does this. I have seen a new hire literally on day one percieved as more valuable than a loyal, reliable 20 year employee.
 
Beings I am from MD I can truly say that the areas such as Cumberland are very pretty. I used to love taking camping trips and such but that was way back then and now Cumberland (and other small country MD towns) are just not feasible to live due to the economy we are in, the lack of good paying jobs and, now, the crime and drugs.
 
I was not familiar with Cumberland, MD, but at a glance is seems to have some WV like charateristics. Thats pretty common, the city I am from, Port Arthur TX, used to feel like a little piece of Louisiana.
 
Places like this represent an incredibly strong argument for giving voters an opportunity to dissolve a city government.

There is no intelligent reason for an extra layer of government in an area that can't even sustain itself.

Do you want job growth? You need to lower taxes and provide better opportunities to develop an area that aren't hindered by a city government.

That area really only has two nearby towns that can sustain it. Somerset and Bedford. Since they have no real job base, it makes absolutely no sense for a city to even exist there.
 
Obviously, the forces which cause businesses to leave need to be looked at and described fairly.
If there's no life blood circulating, it shouldn't come as a surprise when things do dry up and die.

One thing I recall seeing was the "better looking" neighborhoods in St. Louis -epicenter of the Beautification of America- where abandoned / derelict buildings were removed. It just plain sucks when something like land use changes or ceases, and the effected place becomes some radioactive zone where nothing happens.
 
Looked at some you tube videos and the city government web site. They do offer some grants for repairs. Houses are old ,streets are narrow and houses close together. Cumberland metropolitan area is one of the poorest in the United States, ranking 305th out of 318 metropolitan areas in per capita income. 95,000 people. Cycling and walking trails in and around town.
 
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