Planning board approves more gas pumps in Binghampton
Local government planners recommended rejection of a gas station on Sam Cooper at Tillman (foreground) in part because of the existing Valero gas station next door (background). (Tom Bailey/Daily Memphian)
The Land Use Control Board credited a developer for improving a Binghampton site plan for a C-store with gas. But the board approved the project without addressing how more gas pumps might affect the neighborhood.
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gas stations Binghampton Land Use Control BoardTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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