Gaston County, North Carolina

88 BUSINESS VIEW MAGAZINE VOLUME 9, ISSUE 12 Sciba acknowledges, “The county takes development seriously. We’re trying to create what we consider to be a one-stop shop when it comes to the permitting process and the development process, making it easier for developers coming into the area. That is a big focus for the county and has been for the last couple of years. We’re getting a lot of developers that are wanting to come here and be a part of it because they know what’s going to happen when they get here and how easy it’s going to be to actually work in our area.” GASTON COUNT Y, NORTH CAROL INA Gaston County is also working with NCDOT, the local Gaston, Lincoln, Cleveland MPO, and municipalities in the eastern part of the county to create additional connectivity while making road and sidewalk improvements. “In addition, we’re addressing opportunities for trail networks around the county greenways to help improve some of the quality-of-life issues,” reports Infrastructure and Asset Manager, Ray Maxwell. “On our park side, we are in the process of acquiring about 600 acres, which will create some exciting outdoor