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INVESTING IN AMERICA: Biden-Harris Administration Announces MoreThan $1 Billion in Grants for 350+ Communities to Make Local Roads Safer
As students head back to school, new round of funding from President Biden’s infrastructure law will
make America’s roads safer for everyone, including pedestrians, cyclists, and those living in rural
communities
Memphis City Announces Road Closure in Response to Illegal Dumping
Memphis, Tenn. September 4, 2024. The city of Memphis is taking action to address the issue of excessive illegal dumping with the announcement of a road closure on E Levi Road. The closure will be located at E Levi Rd, just east of the east-most Will Caruthers parking lot entrance and north of E Levi Rd on Sedgwick and is scheduled to last for 90 days.
City of Memphis Awards $3000 Bonus for Retirees
Memphis, Tenn. August 30, 2024. The City of Memphis is pleased to announce that all retirees will receive a one-time bonus of $3000, to be distributed on August 30, 2024. This bonus is given in recognition of the dedicated service provided by the retirees to the City and its citizens over the years prior to their retirement.
LEFTWICH TENNIS CENTER RECEIVES USTA’S HIGHEST FACILITY HONOR; NAMED FEATURED FACILITY OF THE YEAR
Memphis, Tenn., August 29, 2024 – The USTA today announced that the Leftwich Tennis Center in Memphis, Tenn., was named the Featured Facility of the Year, the highest honor bestowed by the USTA on a tennis facility. The Leftwich Tennis Center was one of 41 winners of the USTA’s annual Outstanding Facility Awards program, which recognizes excellence in the construction and/or renovation of tennis facilities throughout the country.
Labor Day Closures
The City of Memphis government offices will be closed on Labor Day, Monday, September 2, 2024. If the City of Memphis picks up your trash, and your regular collection day is Monday, your garbage will be picked up on Tuesday. All other days are not affected. If Team Waste services you, all trash collection will run one day behind.
Memphis Department of Housing and Community Development Collaborates with Partners to Build Affordable Housing in Orange Mound
The City of Memphis Department of Housing and Community Development, along with United Housing, Inc., THDA, Bank3, and My Cup of Tea, is breaking ground on a new affordable housing initiative in Orange Mound. The ceremony will take place at 824 Semmes, on Tuesday, August 13, at noon. This project will see the construction of single-family, accessible homes on a previously vacant lot. The project is partly funded also by the Tennessee American Rescue Plan.
Memphis Department of Housing and Community Development Collaborates with Partners to Build Affordable Housing in Orange Mound
Traffic Alert: Ramp Closures for Maintenance Work
The Tennessee Department of Transportation (TDOT) will close ramps along multiple routes next week for slope mowing. The closures are necessary to keep the workers and the motoring public safe. The schedule is listed below.
Sam Cooper Boulevard Lane Closures
Beginning on Friday, August 2, 2024, at about 8:00 p.m., Westbound lanes will be closed on Sam Cooper Boulevard between I-40 and the Mendenhall Road overpass to allow City contractors to repair beams on the bridge. The repairs will last approximately 14 days. Two westbound lanes on Sam Cooper are expected to be closed during the first week of the bridge repair project. One westbound lane will remain closed for the second week of the project.
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