Join West Memphis Mayor Marco McClendon and city leaders for the official groundbreaking on the city’s first new housing development in over 40 years. Known as Big River Landing West, the mixed-use community will eventually offer over 60 new construction homes, retail, community space, and outdoor public space. The amenities will include a carport, stained concrete floors, stainless steel GE appliances, vinyl windows, and hardy plank siding, to mention a few.
The City of West Memphis, Arkansas, has torn down over 120 homes, trailers, apartments, and dilapidated businesses with greening or other lot improvements as part of a strategy to revitalize the East Broadway communities. This effort is an essential piece of our city’s workforce housing strategy that will allow us to positively impact residents, businesses, and future growth that will spur investment in this area.
"I ran on a three-pronged promise to (1)make our city safer, (2)bring new jobs to our city, and (3)revitalize our neighborhoods by doing the things necessary to attract new home investments up and down the spectrum of affordability. I'm pleased with the progress we've made in two of those areas.
This announcement will bring that third prong to fruition by assuring that the people working in the jobs we have created during my first term will not only be able to work here, but they will be able to buy a home and raise their families here.
In less than three years, we have created nearly 2000 good-paying jobs, and that number continues to grow even as we work to come out of this pandemic."
"This new neighborhood is being developed in one of the areas of our city that has been neglected for decades. Not only will this investment change the complexion of that whole part of our city, but it will make the American dream a reality for many deserving families," said Mayor McClendon. #winningstreak
Details:
What: Official Groundbreaking of Big River Landing West
When: Thursday July 21, 2022 11:00 AM
Where: 2700 E. Tyler Ave., West Memphis
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