Tom Lee Park plan gets $800K in state funding for river’s edge trail
A river’s edge path in Tom Lee Park secured an $800,000 grant from the Tennessee Department of Environment and Conservation. The outline of the path follows an orange tarp as construction work continues in the Downtown park. (Bill Dries/Daily Memphian)
Memphis River Parks Partnership President Carol Coletta called the riverfront path “one of the most important parts of the park.”
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