Property closures aim to reduce crime and relieve neighbors
“It’s always been a nuisance,” Nita McComb said of the EZ Express convenience store near her Frayser home. “It’s just an eyesore because of people loitering. A lot of people loitering.”
Topic: Environmental Court
RSSThere are 7 article(s) tagged Environmental Court:
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November 2023
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September 2023
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Opinion: Environmental court seeks a ‘renewed commitment to community vitality’
“Let’s all step up and take action. Let’s become resolute in our commitment to address and solve blight issues, to work collaboratively towards solutions.”
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August 2023
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Two properties declared nuisances in South Memphis
“These locations have been the site of repeated crimes in the neighborhood and have been the subject of numerous complaints from residents as being not only the site, but the drivers of crime in that neighborhood.”
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May 2023
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City Council may set aside $150,000 for indigent, elderly in Environmental Court
Shelby County Environmental Court wants to create a fund that would help indigent and elderly people remediate blight on their property.
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June 2022
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City Council Scorecard: Primary strategy, Trump’s escort and Environmental Court
The City Council Scorecard examines a vote on a resolution to deny former President Donald Trump a police escort to his Saturday appearance in Southaven, Mississippi.
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Code enforcement inspectors return to senior citizens high-rise
The inspections come amid reports of no air conditioning as summer temperatures reach dangerous levels this week.
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May 2019
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Receiver plans to stabilize Aretha Franklin’s home to buy time
A new plan for Aretha Franklin's birthplace home in Memphis would be to stabilize it, but only as a shell until other potential uses for the property materialize.
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