Tom Lee Park damages from Memphis In May top $1.4M
Construction on the Tom Lee Park renovations as seen on Nov. 2, 2022. The $62 million redesign will be fully complete and unveiled at a Sept. 2 formal opening. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
A report verified by a third-party arbiter and reviewed by the city administration shows 252 separate items of damage totaling $1.4 million, most of it incurred during the World Championship Barbecue Cooking Contest.
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