There are 22 article(s) tagged John Porter:

• September 2024

  • Developers add townhomes to housing mix at The Villages in Collierville

    John and Joel Porter’s new townhome development on Houston Levee is slightly different than what was originally approved two decades ago.

    By Abigail Warren September 21, 2024

• May 2022

  • Carriage Crossing to gain ‘odd-shaped landlocked’ neighbor

    Collierville could be gaining more housing developments near Carriage Crossing with a single-family residential subdivision and townhomes approved on the southwest side of the suburb.

    By Abigail Warren May 06, 2022

• December 2021

  • Commission rejects Singleton Parkway convenience store with gas pumps

    While punting on the gas station, the Shelby County Commission did approve an appeal for a gated community on Forest Hill Irene. Also, Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. defended his father against criticism of his behavior at a Memphis City Council meeting last month.

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2021

  • Second vote on Shelby County Commission pay raises on Mon. agenda

    The commission could address pay raises for itself, the mayor and sheriff are on Monday’s agenda. A commission pay raise would trigger pay raises for city council members and possibly the Shelby County Schools board.

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2021

• January 2021

  • Builders collaborate for new neighborhood in Porter Farms

    The residential market in Collierville remains strong and homes are in all stages of construction at Porter Farms, where several builders have worked together for designs that complement each other.

    By Abigail Warren January 31, 2021

• July 2020

  • Shelby County Commission approves Quinn Ridge proposal near Collierville

    The Shelby County Commission approved John Porter's controversial Quinn Ridge proposal outside Collierville in southeast Shelby County. 

    By Abigail Warren July 14, 2020

  • County Commission to reconsider John Porter’s Quinn Ridge

    The Shelby County Commission will reconsider a proposal they initially voted down: John Porter's Quinn Ridge Development in Collierville. Some commissioners believe the project would yield significant financial gain for the county, but others believe it would be more of a financial burden.

    By Abigail Warren July 11, 2020

• March 2020

  • Shelby County Commission to reconsider Quinn Ridge

    Shelby County Commission will reconsider John Porter's Quinn Ridge proposal in April. The commission previously denied the project.

    By Abigail Warren March 10, 2020

• February 2020

  • Controversial Quinn Ridge development returns to County Commission

    The controversial Quinn Ridge development near Collierville takes another stab at approval from the County Commission Monday. 

    By Abigail Warren February 23, 2020

  • Commission committee declines recommendation on neighborhood near Collierville

    The County Commission's Land Use, Planning, Transportation and Code Committee failed Wednesday to endorse the Quinn Ridge development near Collierville.

    By Abigail Warren February 19, 2020

• January 2020

  • Land Use Control Board says no to Quinn Ridge development near Collierville

    A proposed residential development just outside Collierville has failed to gain county support before the Land Use Control Board for a second time.

    By Abigail Warren January 09, 2020

  • Proposed Quinn Ridge project near Collierville seeks county approval

    The Memphis-Shelby County Land Use Control Board will review the Quinn Ridge development proposal Thursday. The developer is proposing 543 lots on 177 acres in southeast Shelby County.

    By Abigail Warren January 09, 2020

• December 2019

  • Quinn Ridge development plan submitted for county approval

    John Porter is taking his Quinn Ridge development to Shelby County after Collierville failed to approve the project. The plan is the same one county commissioners reviewed in 2018.

    By Abigail Warren December 03, 2019

• November 2019

  • Developer pulls Quinn Ridge project from Collierville agenda

    John Porter's proposed Quinn Ridge project in Collierville has been withdrawn. 

    By Abigail Warren November 25, 2019

  • Collierville to review annexation and development for Quinn Ridge proposal

    Collierville’s Board of Mayor and Aldermen will look at John Porter’s Quinn Ridge development and annexation request Monday. The rezoning was previously denied.

    By Abigail Warren November 25, 2019

• October 2019

  • Collierville mayor and aldermen to review Quinn Ridge development proposal

    John Porter is appealing the Collierville Planning Commission’s rejection of his Quinn Ridge development to the mayor and aldermen. The plan is for 400 lots on 177 acres of family-owned land.

    By Abigail Warren October 17, 2019

  • Collierville rejects Quinn Ridge zoning request

    John Porter's proposed Quinn Ridge development failed to gain residential zoning approval from Collierville aldermen Monday night, effectively killing the project for now.

    By Abigail Warren October 14, 2019

• September 2019

  • Collierville Planning Commission uneasy with Quinn Ridge project, fails to endorse it

    The proposed Quinn Ridge development failed to gain approval from the Collierville Planning Commission Thursday night. Commissioners said the project did not fit the rural area.

    By Abigail Warren September 06, 2019

  • Collierville to revisit Porter’s Quinn Ridge development

    John Porter has submitted a revised plan for his 177-acre Quinn Ridge Development in Collierville's annexation reserve area. The plan is Porter's second attempt for approval for the project.

    By Abigail Warren September 05, 2019

• July 2019

  • Collierville tables annexation of 102 acres in southeast Shelby County

    Collierville delayed vote on annexation of 102 acres southeast of the town's current limits. 

    By Abigail Warren July 23, 2019

• April 2019

  • Collierville wrestling with how to proceed on Quinn Ridge project

    Collierville is wrestling with what to do about a large-scale project proposed in the town's annexation reserve area by developer John Porter.

    By Abigail Warren April 02, 2019

• December 2018

  • Home construction at Porter Farms part of increasing interest along Collierville’s southern border

    As is the case throughout Collierville, home sales within the Villages at Porter Farms planned development have been on fire for the past several years, with builders taking advantage of one of the hottest homebuilding markets in the Mid-South.

    By Michael Waddell December 08, 2018