Letter to the Editor: The Brooks will ‘interrupt and steal’ the riverwalk
“This is Memphis’s chance to correct something for the good of the community. I hope that the current ‘powers that be’ reconsider the placement of this museum.”
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“This is Memphis’s chance to correct something for the good of the community. I hope that the current ‘powers that be’ reconsider the placement of this museum.”
The lawsuit, due for its first hearing later this month, is a deep dive into past disputes about how to use the “public promenade” the city’s founders created more than 200 years ago.
Chancellor Melanie Taylor-Jefferson proposed halting construction on the new Brooks Museum of Art Downtown, contingent on Friends for Our Riverfront posting a bond that would cover the cost of stopping construction.
The Chancery Court lawsuit seeks to stop construction on the new riverfront Brooks Museum, charging violations of the terms of the “public promenade” established when the city was founded in 1819.
Friends for Our Riverfront, a local group dedicated to protecting the city’s riverfront promenade for public use, is legally challenging the museum’s right to build at the Downtown site.
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