Collierville rezones ‘Mount Trashmore’
Molly Mehner, Collierville's town administrator, shows a map of a former landfill in the northern portion of the suburb to town leaders. Collierville leaders rezoned it Monday evening. (Abigail Warren/The Daily Memphian file)
As the Tennessee Department of Environment & Conservation works to close the former Shelton Road landfill once operated by the late Norman Brown, Collierville leaders rezoned it Monday evening.
The site is a famous sledding destination and is often called “Mount Trashmore” by residents. Town leaders voted for suburb-initiated rezoning, transforming the 295 acres from R-1 to forest agricultural zoning. This means lot sizes must be 5 acres, compared to the 15,000-square-foot lots required in the previous zoning.
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Abigail Warren
Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.
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