I grew up in Forgottonia, about an hour from here. I have to say... A lot of the problem is brain drain, lack of nature and recreational activities... And the

I grew up in Forgottonia, about an hour from here. I have to say... A lot of the problem is brain drain, lack of nature and recreational activities... And the factories did leave. Forgottonia gets its name because it missed out on a lot of economic development and was essentially bypasses by the highway system, which lead to factories moving away and the region becoming impoverished. I am sure there are many beautiful and wonderful small communities out there, but the people have left this area and they are not coming back. The jobs are not coming back, they are not going to build more infrastructure, there is nothing notable except for cornfields and flat forest land to bring people in. I'm sure the poor infrastructure planning did not help, but my opinion is that the problem with Burlington is that it has nothing to offer anyone anymore.