‘Big risk:’ Cordova residents react to proposed fire plan
Memphis Fire Department Chief Gina Sweat (from left), Shelby County Fire Chief Alvin Benson, Shelby County Commissioner Shante Avant and Shelby County Public Works Director Cliff Norville host a community forum on fire response in unincorporated Cordova neighborhoods. (Brad Vest/Special to The Daily Memphian)
A proposed fire station on Macon Road was slated to provide fire service to areas of de-annexed Cordova, but soaring costs have scuttled the project and left Shelby County looking to Memphis to respond to fires.
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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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