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Goldsboro council hears economic development vision, signals consensus to advance plan
Summary
City staff and a North Carolina Main Street planner presented an updated economic development vision and eight recommendations. Council members asked for more data and agreed by consensus to move a resolution to adopt the vision and pursue a comprehensive economic development plan at a future meeting.
Samantha Darlington, a planner with the North Carolina Main Street and Rural Planning Center at the North Carolina Department of Commerce, presented an updated economic development vision for Goldsboro and recommended the city pursue a comprehensive economic development strategic plan. The council gave consensus for staff to bring a resolution to a future meeting to formalize the vision and next steps.
Darlington said the forum updated a 2022 Community Development Assessment and Plan (CDAP) and produced a vision statement that frames Goldsboro as “a strategic gateway between the coast and the state capital” with strengths in “agriculture, national defense, and transportation.” She said the forum identified gaps in small-business support outside downtown, housing and childcare shortages, and uneven revitalization beyond the central business district.
"The city of Goldsboro, a strategic gateway between the coast and the state capital, serves as a thriving hub where agriculture, national defense, and…
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