Commission rejects Singleton Parkway convenience store with gas pumps
Shelby County Commissioner Mark Billingsley, seen here in 2020, said he “grieved over” his vote to approve n appeal for a proposed 103-lot gated residential community at Forest Hill Irene Road and Shelby Drive, before concluding “the right vote is to vote yes, for me.” (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
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.
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