In order to be eligible for the city’s relocation incentive, applicants must be aged 18 and over and eligible to work in the U.S. They also must have full-time remote employment, existing local employment, proof of self-employment or accepting a new job in the Cumberland area. Additionally, eligible applicants must not have a current home under contract with a local realtor.

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    Something caused the population to drop from over 100k to under 20k in less than 15 years. Not sure $10k in cash and $10k in house repairs is going to be enough to get people to overlook whatever that is.

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      The population numbers in the article look seriously incorrect. They are way off from the census data cited in Wikipedia. For example, the entire county has never had 100k people, let alone the town.

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      It looks like it’s just about the worst commute possible from both Washington DC and Pittsburgh

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        Abolish returning to the office to have teams meetings in a building with no one on your team…