‘Kids over profit': Angry Bartlett residents don’t want apartments near day care
Developer Keith Grant met with Bartlett residents to talk about a proposed addition to his $200 million Union Depot mixed-use project. (Michael Waddell/Special to The Daily Memphian)
Some Bartlett residents are fuming about the plans for a new development near Stage and U.S. 70, opposing apartments looming over a daycare.
Developer Keith Grant, under his Blue Sky Communities banner, met with them Monday, May 19, for a special community meeting at the Bank of Bartlett headquarters at 6281 Stage Road.
Grant has 34 acres under contract near the U.S. 70-Stage crossroads. He wants to build a mixed-use project there, a continuation of his $200 million Union Depot project under construction across U.S. 70.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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