Lakeland approves alternative funding option for high school
Long-term loan also includes funds for roads, other projects
Lakeland Mayor Mike Cunningham listens to comments by board members during a Lakeland Board of Mayor and Commissioners meeting May 9, 2019. Cunningham on Tuesday proposed a USDA loan as an alternative long-term funding option for building a new high school. (Jim Weber/Daily Memphian)
Lakeland Mayor Mike Cunningham proposes a USDA loan to pay for the city's first high school and gets unanimous buy-in from commissioners because of the long-term benefits that come with it.
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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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