Lakeland considers roadway, commercial projects
Rising construction costs have the town’s Board of Commissioners looking at phasing in work for the New Canada Road.
Rising construction costs have the town’s Board of Commissioners looking at phasing in work for the New Canada Road.
“We’re excited for this next chapter in the development of the Lakeland Gateway,” City Manager Michael Walker said. The motel will be the second Lakeland has torn down in less than six months.
“I do worry about the amount of growth that is coming,” said Kimley-Horn engineer Doug Swett, citing the impact of Ford’s BlueOval City.
A bankruptcy judge’s denial of a reorganization plan for The Lake District casts another level of doubt that the developer — Yehuda Netanel — can resurrect his vision for the Lakeland project.
A crispy Filipino chicken approach in Lakeland has achieved enough success in its early operation that the owner is expanding to the west end of Bartlett.
Students in Memphis-Shelby County Schools and the six suburban districts won’t return to school until at least Monday.
Home sales are down for the third straight year. But with interest rates on the decline, some are hopeful the market stabilizes in 2024.
All six suburban school districts, Memphis-Shelby County Schools and Immaculate Conception Cathedral School made the decision to close schools Monday, Jan. 22.
Shelby County’s six suburban school districts and most Memphis-Shelby County Schools will welcome students back to school on Tuesday. Students were last in school on Friday, Jan. 12.
Commissioner Mick Wright has a number of directives in mind for the coming year, including reducing crime and getting Shelby County Clerk Wanda Halbert’s office in line.
The lender for the 109-townhome section, dubbed The Willows at the Lake, has taken back the property from The Lake District developer Yehuda Netanel.
The number of hotel buildings in Lakeland soon will be down to just one.
The city currently has $16.5 million in federal funds for the project through a Surface Transportation Block Grant.
The financially troubled multi-use project will head to court Feb. 5 after filing bankruptcy and losing the townhome section of the development.
The bankruptcy case involving The Lake District mixed-use development in Lakeland began Monday with developer Yehuda Netanel among those taking the stand to defend his financial status.
Testimony continued for a second day in U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the financially strapped The Lake District mixed-use development in Lakeland.
Testimony in the bankruptcy hearing related to The Lake District ended Wednesday with witnesses for the lender raising doubts of whether developer Yehuda Netanel can make his plan work.
The bankruptcy hearing regarding The Lake District exposed some of the financial problems that continue to plague the mixed-use development in Lakeland.
The long-discussed Equestria development in Lakeland gets a slim approval, while the suburb continues discussions with the Shelby County Sheriff’s Office for an office there.