Departments have made significant strides in digitization and asset management. These developments are focused on creating resilience, so the city is investing in what it knows will carry it for the next 20 to 30 years. A CITY WITH COMMUNITY AND COMMERCE AT ITS CORE Cabot’s success is not driven by infrastructure alone— it’s the synergy between economic development, education, and quality-of-life initiatives that sets the city apart. “Cabot has always been a family community, and our schools have been a big part of it. In the past, you had to go to Little Rock to do anything. So, we’ve created an economic boom here since I became mayor with restaurants, retail development, hotels, and even new college programs coming to town. We’ve generated things so that people don’t have to leave and created a larger tax base so that we can do more for our police, firefighters, and our residents,” says Mayor Ken Kincade. Perhaps the most transformative development in recent years is Cabot’s partnership with Lyon College. The college’s veterinary programs are coming to Cabot, anchoring what promises to be a new educational and economic hub for the region. “It’s going to be a game changer for us. It will have people moving to stay here that wouldn’t normally 75 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 06, ISSUE 05 CABOT, AR
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