Wednesday, June 3, 2009
Overton Square Update
Posted by Mary Cashiola on Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 2:27 PM
In all the excitement yesterday, this sort of flew under the radar: The City Council passed a resolution requiring council approval for any demolition in Overton Square.
June West of Memphis Heritage says they're not anti-development, but did this because of a lack of communication between the square's non-local owners and developers and area stakeholders.
"Our concern was the lack of communication between the developers and the stakeholders," West said. "We felt a need to do something to bring everyone to the table at an early stage."
The buildings on the south side of Madison at Overton Square are mostly empty, and plans for the space include tearing those down and constructing a more suburban-style shopping area. To read more about that, click here.
"I think most Memphians would like to see those buildings saved in some way. It could be a mix of new and old together, which is fine," West said.
The resolution asked that the Division of Planning and Development issue no permit for demolition in Overton Square without council approval.
West hopes the various groups can work together during the design stage of the development.
"We've found it's easier to work together in the creative stages of the plan," she said.
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Good idea to commit City Council to formal engagement with neighborhood-driven concerns.
Let's see if it works!
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dislikeI think they are waiting for a payoff.Isn't that what they have always done.Check the background on these folks.Nothing gets done in this city until the powers that be get a cut.Do you really think this council or the mayer are concerned with making this city a better place.I hope this is another FED STING. Like it would ever make a difference. Out with the old crooks.In with the new. Welcome to Memphis. May I quote our mayer. " I don't give a Dam"
Good for them. Whatever goes on that corner is going to have a huge impact on the neighborhood aesthetically as well as traffic-wise. Why they don't want their potential customers' input is baffling.
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