With MIM, Tom Lee Park contract in limbo, city could cover costs
Work continued on the Tom Lee Park renovation during the Tom Lee Day celebration at Beale Street Landing, Friday, May 6, 2022. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Mayor Jim Strickland is proposing the city create a $500,000 “park restoration fund” from Mud Island renovation money to cover potential damages to Tom Lee Park during Memphis in May events.
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Memphis In May Memphis River Parks Partnership city of Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland Jim Holt Carol ColettaJulia Baker
A lifelong Memphian, Julia Baker graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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