Expect growth: Wissman gives annual State of the Town address
“Arlington has always been more of a residential-type community, and now we’re seeing that commercial growth,” Arlington Mayor Mike Wissman told the town’s Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Feb. 9. In 2021, the town logged 74 single-family home permits, down from 152 in 2020. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The town’s population has grown from roughly 11,000 residents to close to 15,000, and the fiscal budget has increased from just less than $8 million to $11.4 million for 2021-22.
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Mayor Mike Wissman Arlington Chamber of Commerce State of the Town address Bob Wilson Baptist MemorialMichael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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