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Originally Posted by Boomer
Where is the labor pool to support the restaurants, stores, and services that must grow along with the number of houses?
There is not a large population in the area surrounding TV. How far are workers willing to travel for jobs here?
I realize the developer’s charter school is an attraction for some workers. I have heard that the acceptance for enrollment there is based on a tier program, depending on the level of ownership of TV in the business that employs the parent. However they do it, the charter school seems to be a draw.
And, of course, there are retirees who work throughout TV.
But how difficult is it for managers and business owners to find enough dependable employees?
Are there really enough people to employ in restaurants, landscaping, lawn care, pest control, etc. to dependably keep up with the momentum of the growth effect on “The Lifestyle”?
(I know there are those who will take my post as being cantankerous, but that is not my intention. Building houses has to be the relatively easy part. My guess is there are lots of sub-contractors and suppliers who bid competitively for a piece of the action. I just tend to wonder about the effect of the growth on all things TV.)
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We chatted with one of the tile layers, one of the people who caulk wood seams at the end of the build, a plumber, when our house was being built eight years ago. They had all been with their crew for many years.(pay decent? Good benefits?) The head builder of our first home in Hadley had come with Gary Morse et al from Michigan. It may be more difficult now that the economy has really picked up, unemployment is so low, and building is booming everywhere, to get workers. I think people who know how to time an egg and dish up dinners with all items hot are very hard to find, EVERYWHERE. People willing to work have mostly found jobs, thank heavens.
We will see Boomer. We will see.