Expanded Leftwich Tennis Center gets $10 million loan from City Hall
Leftwich Tennis Center in Audubon Park got a $10 million loan from the city Tuesday. (Courtesy of Fleming Architects)
The loan comes as construction costs are rising nationwide. The loan is covered by private donations pledged over several years as well as raising $2.5 million more from donors. The University of Memphis has pledged to cover any shortfall in raising the additional private funds.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.