Lumberton, North Carolina

7 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 10 trying to fill that gap.” A determined effort to revitalize Lumberton’s historic downtown district has the city investing $50,000 into reworking a downtown master plan that was developed in 2018. “We’ve spent a lot of time, energy and money trying to bring downtown back to its former glory, and we’ve had some real successes. We are now just starting to see private reinvestment in the downtown, so we’ve got to plan for that as well,” explains Love. As well as having a designated National Downtown Historic District, Lumberton is also home to several buildings on the National Historic Register, including the Carolina Civic Center, formerly the Carolina Theater, a fixture in the heart of the city since 1928. This significant building is soon to see a 9,000 square foot expansion at a cost of $3.5 million, most of which has been funded through charitable donations, grants, and allocation from the city. Looking ahead, Lumberton is focused on resiliency, building two earthen berms, one Affiliated offices Wilmington, NC Charlotte, NC Richmond, VA Columbia, SC TALBERT & BRIGHT 910.763.5350 / tbi@tbiilm.com E NGINEERING & P LANNING C ONSULTANTS