Support Overton Square: Online Petition
If you’d like to show your support for the city-sponsored parking garage and water detention facility at the new Overton Square, please visit this link to sign the online petition sponsored by Save Overton Square and read more about the project.
An excerpt from the petition:
The purpose of the City Council funding is threefold:
1) To build a parking garage to serve existing businesses there today.
2) To implement a flood detention basin which will address the costly flooding of Lick Creek.
3) To install streetscape and traffic improvements that will beautify Overton Square Theatre Arts District and connect it to the larger Midtown neighborhood.
Full funding of the project will result in:
* Creation of new jobs, new economic activity, and new tax revenues.
* Alleviation of flooding issues for Memphis residents.
* Creating a win-win for existing and new businesses in the Overton Square Theatre Arts District.
Please sign this petition to show your support! The goal is 500 signatures.
If you’d like to do more, individual handwritten letters of support to your Councilmembers are encouraged. Find full list of Council members here. Send letters to:
Council Member’s Name
125 North Main Street, Room 514
Memphis, Tennessee 38103
The vote on this action is set to occur on Tuesday, December 20, at 3:30 p.m. Supporters are encouraged to attend and speak in favor of the garage/detention facility. Please consult the Save Overton Square facebook page or contact Loeb with further questions.
Find out more information about the Overton Square redevelopment here.
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