PREFERRED VENDOR/PARTNER n KPMG www.kpmg.com KPMG serves private businesses, non-profits, and public sector organizations with industry insights, knowledge, and experience to support and strengthen your organization. Our services include Audit and Assurance, Tax, risk consulting, management consulting, and deal Advisory services. Our professionals help clients of all sizes, at all stages of maturity, to seize opportunities and navigate challenges. residential developments, even if initially limited to grading and fill work. The long-term vision emphasizes quality over quantity. “We’re designing and building for the community,” explains McBride. “When residents look at that growth, they should say ‘yes this is West Lincoln and we’re proud of where we’re going.’” Farmland protection remains fundamental to West Lincoln’s identity.“Agriculture is in our DNA,” McBride emphasizes, noting the council’s careful planning to “properly steward and protect those agricultural lands” while accommodating strategic development. West Lincoln stands as a testament to how rural communities can grow with intention. Through strategic infrastructure investments, diversified housing solutions, and support for agricultural innovation, the region charts a course for sustainable development. “It’s not a situation here where we’re saying it’s growth for the sake of growth,” says McBride, “but an opportunity to really build the type of community that existing residents want to see.” With major projects underway and a clear vision guiding decisions, the municipality proves rural communities can grow intentionally without sacrificing their identity. 158 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 05
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