Mayor· 2023-12-11–2027-12-01; start: installation ceremony of Monday December 11, 2023 per Robesonian 'Davis, Douglas, council begin new terms serving Lumberton' (Dec 11, 2023); month-level end: December 2027 per lumbertonnc.gov Mayor page (mayoral elections 2023, 2027) and the city directory term expiry December 2027
Bruce Davis
Lumberton
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- Meetings spoken in
- 8
- Total speaking time
- 34:20
- Avg per meeting
- 4:18
- Segments
- 1328
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Top issues during term (19)
Linkhaw Farms mixed-use subdivision annexation
A new large taxpayer joins the city rolls, but adjacent homeowners worry rising property values could squeeze fixed-income retirees.
Failing sewer infrastructure and emergency repairs
$72,570 from reserves, plus a $2,168,790 loan and a $4.8 million grant.
Levee accreditation and floodgate progress
$1.5 million in new grant funds plus about $704,000 in change orders on a roughly $13 million project.
Electronic gaming center special use permit
Christmas holiday schedule for city employees
One extra paid holiday; essential workers get straight-time eight-hour compensation rather than overtime.
Lead service line replacement
Fully grant-funded, no local outlay cited.
Data center regulation
Production wells project rebid
Elm Street angled parking feasibility
Costs not yet estimated; the study itself carries no immediate expense.
Litter and roadside cleanup
Minimal — volunteer supplies like vests, sticks and bags.
Farmers Market at Dick Taylor Plaza — safety and zoning questions
RV park and campground ordinance amendments
PFAS contamination settlement
Lumberton gets a slice of a $455M PFAS settlement, which could help cover water fixes instead of leaving ratepayers with the full tab.
2021 CDBG-NR Housing Rehabilitation Closeout
$146,387.87 in grant funds de-obligated back to the state.
Street Renaming Policy
$350 application fee per renaming request.
Food Truck Parks in Lumberton
Could bring new food businesses and foot traffic to commercial areas.
Public Works Fuel Spill Cleanup
$41,578.49 from the water and sewer capital reserve fund.
Linwood Avenue and Eisenhower Street Traffic Safety
Enforcement costs absorbed by police department operations.
homelessness and panhandling policy
Taxpayers could end up funding new services or enforcement, but the cost isn’t known yet.
Decisions during term (66)
Recorded while Davis was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.