Bordeaux vs. Budweiser: Magazine looks at North Creek growth

Rob Gurwitt with Governing magazine took an in-depth look at rural gentrification in the latest issue — and he used the Johnsburg/North Creek region as his case study. It makes for fascinating reading and a good starting point for conversation.

There are people in Johnsburg, New York, who still won’t set foot in the Tannery Pond Community Center, even though it was built in part for them. The local theater production of a play about Picasso and Einstein didn’t seduce them. The monthly gallery shows hold no interest. Nor do the movies, chorale concerts or dance performances — not for the working-class people in this small town in New York’s North Country, nestled in the Adirondacks, four hours north of Manhattan.

What do you think? Folks in the Gore Mt. Region: Does Rob capture your hopes? Your concerns?

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