Lumberton, North Carolina

2 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 AT A GLANCE LUMBERTON, NORTH CAROLINA WHAT: A growing community in North Carolina’s coastal plains region WHERE: Robeson County, North Carolina WEBSITE: www.ci.lumberton.nc.us Lumberton,N A midst the coastal plains of North Carolina along the scenic waterway of the Lumber River sits the City of Lumberton, a growing community committed to protecting the small-town flavor that residents and visitors have grown to love. With a population of just over 20,000, City Manager Wayne Horne, describes Lumberton as “a special place. We know the people that we serve here, even though we are seeing some growth. It’s really just a good place to live. We’re close to the beach, we’re close to the mountains, and we are on an interstate, so we’ve got it all.” Holt Moore, Lumberton’s City Attorney, adds his perspective, sharing, “Lumberton is a really nice size. It’s big enough that it has a lot of amenities, a reasonable amount of shopping, industry and employment, but it doesn’t have some of the terrible traffic and congestion that you find in larger communities.” Positioned at the intersection of I- 95 and I-74, the community is centrally located, with popular destinations like Myrtle Beach, Wilmington, and Raleigh all less than an hour and a half away. Offering many of the amenities of a larger G R O W I N G W I T H R E S I L I E N C Y