Law Students Help Fight Against Blight in Memphis Neighborhoods
Industry Update
November 9, 2022
Source: localmemphis.com
The blight neighborhoods face continue to be one of the biggest issues many people face in Memphis. Since 1996 members of the Klondike-Smokey City Community Development Corporation have been doing their part to help facilitate economic growth in North Memphis communities.
“I’m proud of Klondike, and Smokey City,” says Klondike-Smokey City CDC member Quincy Morris.
Since she was a kid, Morris says her parents instilled a sense of pride when she was growing up in the Klondike neighborhood.
“ I could walk safely home from what used to be Klondike School,” says Morris.
Over the years however, Klondike began to change, with blight popping up all over the neighborhood. Blight continues to be an issue impacting a lot of the Memphis community.
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