Lakeland approves moratorium on Canada Road commercial development
Commissioner Jim Atkinson supported the moratorium and agreed with the 12-month timeframe because the resolution can be rescinded or extended at any time. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
As Lakeland awaits a new comprehensive plan, the suburb’s commissioners have put a one-year moratorium on new commercial applications along Canada Road south of Interstate 40.
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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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