New slate of ideas for Mud Island expected around Labor Day
Construction work is underway on the new northern entrance to Mud Island River Park on Aug. 9, 2022. Jonathan Meyers of HR&A Advisors estimated there is “on the order of $20 million” in deferred maintenance across the park. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
“Probably the most problematic thing about Mud Island is that it exists,” said a member of the Mud Island task force, which met Wednesday via Zoom. “To a lot of people, the solution is slap a coat of paint on it and reopen the monorail. It’s not that simple, and we need to figure it out in modern times.”
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