NCLM Southern City, Volume 74, Issue 3 2024

Southern City is a publication for and about North Carolina municipalities, published quarterly by the North Carolina League of Municipalities. Volume 74 Number 3 3rd Quarter 2024 Executive Director & Publisher: Rose Vaughn Williams Editor: Isabella Mormando Writers: Ben Brown, Jack Cassidy, Stephanie Hughes, Scott Mooneyham, Isabella Mormando, Bob Scott Photography: Ben Brown, Stephanie Hughes, Isabella Mormando, Office of Jonathan Melton, Central Pines Regional Council, Bob Scott www.nclm.org Southern City (USPS 827-280) is published quarterly for $25 per year ($2 per year to member municipalities, $1 for single copies) by the North Carolina League of Municipalities. Phone: 919-715-4000 Postmaster: Send address changes to: Southern City 434 Fayetteville Street, Suite 1900 Raleigh, NC 27601 Advertising & Design: Advertising Sales: William Hutabarat Design & Layout: Jon Cannon For advertising opportunities and deadlines, contact Big Red M at 571-331-3361 or [email protected]. ©2024 NC League of Municipalities All rights reserved. The contents of this publication may not be reproduced by any means, in whole or in part, without the prior written consent of the publisher. PUBLISHED Fall 2024 12 JONATHAN MELTON: RALEIGH’S NEW FORWARD-LOOKING LEADER SOUTHERN CITY

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