Uptown, Greenlaw residents opposed to St. Jude parking garage
Valerie Peavy speaks out Monday, Nov. 15, against a proposed parking garage for St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital employees. Peavy, a longtime Uptown resident and owner of The Office@Uptown, said, “I’m asking that ... the Board of Adjustment not approve this variance, because it is truly going to harm our community.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
Residents met at The Office@Uptown to hear the results of a community survey regarding a new parking garage Monday morning, just two days prior to St. Jude’s meeting with the Board of Adjustments to ask for approval on the rezoning and height variances.
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St. Jude Parking garage Dana Wilson Jerred Price Valerie Peavy Tanja MitchellJulia Baker
Julia Baker covers Memphis and Shelby County’s law enforcement agencies and is a member of The Daily Memphian’s public safety reporting team. A lifelong Memphian, Julia graduated from the University of Memphis in 2021. Other publications and organizations she has written for include Chalkbeat, Memphis Flyer, Memphis Parent magazine and Memphis magazine.
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