Prediction: You heard it from me first. But Estill County will lose people for the first time in 50 years. Population estimates show a loss while neighboring counties (other than Lee) will show an increase in population. So why is this happening?
Here is my theory:
1. Large elderly population.
2. Poor roads to neighboring towns make it harder to commute to work and limit the through traffic that would benefit Estill County's economic growth.
3. Certain powerful local businessmen and landowners aren't open to selling property to out of town chain businesses.
4. Estill County's image: Drug busts, the one or two annual murders per year, trash along roadsides and in the yards and some people are afraid to live amongst lower income people.
Look for a population decline in 2010. And 2020 unless we get the proper infrastructure to compete with other towns!
Estill County needs to become a growing community where we keep our best and brightest. If we had more new blood and less brain drain, our community would benefit is so many ways.
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