Gov. Josh Stein has approved more than $244 million in funding for drinking water and wastewater infrastructure projects across 28 North Carolina counties, including significant investments in the Sandhills region.
Residents in Spring Lake, a town long plagued by water issues and rising utility costs, expressed a mix of frustration and guarded optimism as news of the funding spread. Many say the investment is long overdue, but after years of broken promises, they remain wary.
“Since we’ve lived here, we’ve had many, many water breaks,” said Ruth Bylo, a longtime Spring Lake resident…