The City of Memphis and Shelby County may soon be forced to institute a development freeze for all of Wolfchase, most of Cordova and Bartlett and part of Lakeland, the Memphis Business Journal has learned.
The sewer system in the 35-square-mile Fletcher Creek drainage basin is now near its capacity, the City of Memphis has preliminarily determined. This could put a stop to any commercial or residential developments in the affected areas, and it could last multiple years.
