Re:Data centers need power – lower income, rural residents p...
by cucumber3732842 on Friday November 13, 2026 @01:03PM
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>Didn't describe that population at all. EMT, Nurses, college professors, generational farmers, trades people.
Sure sounds like a service economy that feeds upon retirement and tourism money to me....(I know what they look like, I grew up in one)
>The main point is why should the town be burdened with the cost. The road satisfies the community needs. Vermont gave up on their side of the road when the commercial roads were developed 3/4 of mile over. The forest service should budget for the impact on the local roads.
I don't care exactly who winds up holding the bag but when you drive from literally anywhere bordering Vermont into Vermont it's pretty clear what the level of investment in transportation infrastructure is. And this infighting over how some petty amount of truck traffic is gonna destroy a dirt road is exactly what's downhill of that under-investment.
Sure sounds like a service economy that feeds upon retirement and tourism money to me....(I know what they look like, I grew up in one)
>The main point is why should the town be burdened with the cost. The road satisfies the community needs. Vermont gave up on their side of the road when the commercial roads were developed 3/4 of mile over. The forest service should budget for the impact on the local roads.
I don't care exactly who winds up holding the bag but when you drive from literally anywhere bordering Vermont into Vermont it's pretty clear what the level of investment in transportation infrastructure is. And this infighting over how some petty amount of truck traffic is gonna destroy a dirt road is exactly what's downhill of that under-investment.