With sewers at capacity, Bartlett gets a little help from Lakeland
“There are a lot of adjustments that are going to have to be made ... because it’s a pretty significant contribution on the capital costs,” Bartlett mayor David Parsons said. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Bartlett is pulling some of its wastewater out of the near-capacity Memphis system, shifting the treatment to Lakeland in an inter-jurisdictional agreement.
On Tuesday, April 8, the Bartlett Board of Mayor and Aldermen unanimously approved a resolution for Lakeland to handle a portion of Bartlett’s sewer wastewater.
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Michael 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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