Lenoir council lends support for myFutureNC

Aug. 7—LENOIR — The City of Lenoir City Council lent support for the myFutureNC Attainment Goal for Caldwell County Tuesday night (Aug. 1) during the regular City Council meeting.

Mayor Joe Gibbons read and presented a resolution of support to Kim Case, Regional Impact manager for myFutureNC.

The resolution outlines goals for educational achievement for North Carolina during the next seven years. myFutureNC is working to ensure that 2 million North Carolinians will have a high-quality credential or post-secondary degree by 2030. Various groups in Caldwell County are working to ensure that more than 11,000 people in Caldwell have a high-quality credential or post-secondary degree by 2030.

The resolution states, "The Lenoir City Council, along with leaders in business, education, state and local government, and community organizations, will continue to foster collaboration to achieve the goal by developing an action plan, defining success with measurable outcomes, executing on the action plan, and sharing successful practices with myFutureNC and peer communities."

"Hopefully, as we join together and work on our local plan and execute it, we'll be able to reach that goal," Case said. "Thank you."

For more information about myFutureNC, visit www.myfuturenc.org.