Update: City takes action on neighborhood eyesore

Update: City takes action on neighborhood eyesore

MEMPHIS, Tenn. — Residents in one Memphis neighborhood are seeing change after contacting WREG in hopes of turning what had been an eyesore into a sight for sore eyes. A blighted former RV park at the corner of Alston and Cotton Gin Place is what greeted homeowners living in the French Fort neighborhood south of downtown Memphis. "For the residents on this side, this is what we had to see coming in and out every day," said Daryl Lewis, the neigh…

Bert’s eyesore an ‘insult’ to residents, visitors - Plymouth Independent

In June, 2024, the Plymouth Independent published a letter from me urging the Select Board to take action to remove the [former] Bert’s restaurant eyesore. Three months later, in September 2024, I spoke to the Select Board during public comment to urge them again to do the same thing. At that time, I proposed taking the following steps to do so: Hold a hearing for the purpose of voting to authorize a complete inspection of the building to deter…