Board to review plan for 12 residential lots on 1.2 acres in Cooper-Young
Cooper Young resident Lisa Paccasassi and Sarah Olson pause for a selfie at the state's first rainbow colored crosswalk at the corner of Cooper and Young Nov. 3, 2019. Locals are concerned about maintaining the character of the area. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian file)
A proposal to develop a dozen lots on less than 1.17 acres in Cooper-Young drew seven letters of opposition to the Land Use Control Board. But the planning board’s staff has “collaborated” with the developer and neighborhood association to resolve a number of the issues.
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Cooper-Young Cooper-Young Community Association Land Use Control Board residential developmentTom Bailey
Tom Bailey retired in January as a business reporter at The Daily Memphian, and after 40 years in journalism. A Tupelo, Mississippi, native, he graduated from Mississippi State University. He has lived in Midtown for 36 years.
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