I kinda think it would have been a better investment if they created some sort of local farm, of some kind.
It doesn’t help with name brand products, but it would give the community fresh food, some employment, and some extra revenue. Dry goods and other products are deliverable, and much of it is not required for survival. I mean we are talking food deserts.
They could experiment with which farming techniques would be better suited to carry us into out changing climate. Maybe become a model for other farms to follow.
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1600 people? That’ll support a couple of dollar generals, it won’t support a big supermarket.
It isn’t a food desert, it’s just rural. Money well fucking spent.
1600 people will support a grocery store just fine if the population was stable. The problem is that the town has been losing population since the 1920s. It lost 40% of its population since 2010. No company is going to want to open anything up there considering there will likely be less than 1000 people in less than a decade.
Cairo is a ghost town. That is where my dad was born when my grandfather was building the bridges. I have always wanted to visit but haven’t made it yet
It’s a pleasant enough little town, but low laying. I used to truck and went there a few times. But you get the feeling there’s an imminent flood coming. Just due to geography I wouldn’t want to own anything that isn’t a railroad bridge there.
Well my grandpa built those bridges. Part of my interest in seeing the area.