Suburban home sales dip in 2022 as market stabilizes
Suburban home sales dipped in 2022, and new home sales remained low compared to the previous year.
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Suburban home sales dipped in 2022, and new home sales remained low compared to the previous year.
With concerns about crime, congestion and over-development, Lakeland officials have placed a one-year moratorium on commercial projects along U.S. 70.
Lakeland and Bartlett have challenges they will encounter in 2023 and the suburbs need to address those as growth continues in Northeast Shelby County.
A mostly new batch of faces began their service on the Lakeland Municipal Planning & Design Review Commission on Thursday, Dec. 15.
Two recently elected Lakeland commissioners come into new terms with hopes for the suburb’s future and plans for its success.
In one of his last moves, Lakeland Mayor Mike Cunningham started the process to push the suburb to consider district representation rather than at-large elections to reflect its diverse population.
With a nod to the school system’s mascot, Lakeland unveiled a quartet of lion statues that will be placed in key spots around the suburb.
The Lake District continues to welcome new businesses to the mixed-use development near Interstate 40 and Canada Road, but two big-name restaurants, Marshall Steakhouse and Mike Miller’s Let It Fly, could be in jeopardy.
After working under a Board of Commissioners and Mayor form of government since Lakeland was founded, departing Mayor Mike Cunningham wants to see if a change to district representation is a better approach.
An exercise center, a floral shop and a coffeehouse are opening their doors in Lakeland Town Square.
Supply chain issues and rising interest rates are starting to impact residential construction in northeast Shelby County, but thus far, construction is keeping pace with previous years.
Officials don’t believe they are getting adequate information (or success for that matter) from the firm hired last year.
Carlin O. Stuart takes over as finance director as the city seeks vendors to fill in the retail gaps.
Another round of suburbs add their input Tuesday, Aug. 30, on the potential MLGW-TVA split.
A resolution has been drafted that will encourage Memphis Light, Gas & Water Division to remain with Tennessee Valley Authority for reliability and to avoid high infrastructure costs.
The qualifying deadline for the Nov. 8 election was Thursday at noon. In addition to the federal and state elections, Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown and Lakeland are holding municipal elections.
New principals in the northeastern municipal districts open the school year with hope, promise and new direction.
Lakeland was designated an adventure tourism district for the state of Tennessee in 2017.
Suburban communities are mapping out their goals for parks over the next several years.
Candidates continue to pull petitions to get on the November ballot in Bartlett, Collierville, Germantown and Lakeland municipal elections.
Leaders of Shelby County’s smaller municipalities eye Memphis Light Gas & Water Division’s discussions to replace Tennessee Valley Authority, and say they’re frustrated by having no input in the discussion.
A change in perception by one Lakeland commissioner has moved the Ashmont project from being in jeopardy to the next phase of consideration.
After much discussion and the removal of a convenience store/gas station, a project at Davies Plantation and Canada roads has the endorsement of the Lakeland Municipal Planning & Design Review Commission.
“I’ve reviewed the budget, and I think it is a reasonable and appropriate budget as we approach new territory as we’ve done so many times in this school system in the last nine years,” LSS board chairman Kevin Floyd said.
According to Commissioner Wesley Wright, the complaint centers on something he said on Facebook about the Ashmont mixed-use project.