Lincolnton, North Carolina

8 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 L INCOLNTON, NORTH CAROL INA anticipated to be debt-free by 2023. Haynes reports, “Our fund balances are really good for a city of our size. Our electric department is part of ElectriCities and ElectriCities, as a whole, is in a really good financial position as well. In fact in 2031 they will be debt-free as well. I do think that what we are going to see moving forward is emphasis from council and staff on replacing some of the infrastructure, especially water and sewer around town.” For Brumfield, the success of the prospective infrastructure projects and the lure of businesses drawn to the area stems in part from the great partnership that the town retains with LEDA. “It always starts, locally,” he says. “Then, of course, we have other partnerships with the Economic Development Partnership in North Carolina, and our power providers and utilities are tremendous and robust supporters of our efforts and the needs that we have.” With new developments on the horizon, both residential and commercial, the question begs Benny’s Boutique Bloom Market Interior Every story starts with a moment. gaston.edu