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Residents and nonprofit push phased beautification plan for Highway 74 corridor
Summary
Residents and a local nonprofit urged the Hamlet City Council to support phased cleanup, tree trimming and a youth employment program to improve sidewalks and commercial appeal along Highway 74, saying small steps could capture visitor dollars and reduce long-term maintenance costs.
Esco Ladimer, a resident who said he lives at 98 Williams Street, told the council he has spent two years improving his property and urged the city to pursue small, phased beautification projects along U.S. Highway 74 that would make Hamlet more attractive to visitors and capture local spending.
Ladimer cited the city charter’s tree-maintenance language and said simple actions — trimming trees, edging sidewalks and cleaning curb lines — have allowed senior neighbors to use sidewalks and could entice drivers to stop rather than bypass town. “That’s…
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