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McDonald’s considers another Collierville location as former restaurant remains vacant
Another McDonald’s is proposed for Collierville. The company still owns the vacant location that closed in 2017.
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Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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Another McDonald’s is proposed for Collierville. The company still owns the vacant location that closed in 2017.
A new McDonald’s proposed for southwest Collierville wants to see more parking than is allowed. It has asked the town to review the regulations and up the maximum spaces allowed.
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