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Old 05-08-2014, 11:43 AM
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Originally Posted by gomoho View Post
Just thinking that year round rather than season business may make them less than wildly successful. Not sure enough full timers in that neck of the woods to support their prices.
I would guess that after the snowbirds have flown home, there is between 60,000 to 70,000 residents (includes a smaller number of transient rentals) plus the non-Villagers. That's a lot of hungry mouths that would prefer eating out instead of slaving over the stove.

If I were a restaurant owner, I would prefer the non-seasonal crowd over the throng of vacation-minded starving snowbirds. But then again, I am way too lazy to fight the fight in the restaurant biz.
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