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Plans for a Bartlett corner would ‘destroy the character of the neighborhood,’ officials say

By , Special to The Daily Memphian Updated: November 26, 2025 3:14 PM CT | Published: November 26, 2025 1:29 PM CT

A new commercial project will not happen on a residential lot across from W.J. Freeman Park in Bartlett.

The suburb’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen on Tuesday, Nov. 25, unanimously rejected a rezoning request to change 5866 Ivanhoe Road from residential use to general business commercial.

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City of Bartlett Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen Rezoning W.J. Freeman Park Alderman David Reaves Subscriber Only

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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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