Council votes down solid waste fee hikes, delays MLGW rate hike vote
A solid waste fee rate hike was voted down by the City Council Tuesday in its next to last session of the year and of the current council's term.
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December 2019
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The Early Word: Lit down; drink up; and holiday goodness
It’s Wednesday, Dec. 4, and today Stax Music Academy and a special guest will announce details of its 20th anniversary.
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City Council gives nod to Loews, Union Row and Pinch moves
City Council members approved development milestones Tuesday, Dec. 3, in three major Downtown development projects.
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Council approves convenience store, delays car wash
Plans for a Frayser convenience store with gas pumps drew opposition at the Tuesday, Dec. 3, City Council session from the owner of a Valero convenience store on an opposing corner.
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The Early Word: Another Downtown grocery store; Tim Howard’s new job?
Today is Giving Tuesday, and our gifts include a possible all-time volume record for FedEx, two billion-dollar developments and a reported new job for soccer star Tim Howard.
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Council takes final vote on solid waste fee hike, Fairgrounds development
The decisions at Tuesday’s council session would remove two items from the agenda of the council that leaves office at the end of the month. Other items are straddling the New Year’s line between the council leaving office and the new council that takes office in January.
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Robinson to receive council’s Humanitarian Award
Dr. Kenneth Robinson will receive the 2019 Memphis City Council Humanitarian Award on Dec. 3.
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November 2019
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Smiley emerges from campaign to new role as one of 13 on new City Council
On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, incoming City Council member J.B. Smiley Jr. said he would like to have a voice in the current council's decision about residency requirements. But he said he accepts if the referendum on the matter is approved by the current council before members leave office. He also said concerns about reliability if MLGW breaks ties with TVA might be a "scare tactic."
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Residency proposal changes, new members at City Council
The council approved a November 2020 referendum on a residency requirement for police and fire fighters Tuesday on the first of three votes.
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Pinch developer talks about ‘critical mass’ for investors in Downtown Memphis boom
Tom Intrator, 18 S. Main developer, took the concept of aligned development to City Council members Tuesday as they reviewed a unique tax incentive for the $1.1 billion project that is a PILOT used like a TIF.
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Busy City Council agenda features Loews, Union Row and Pinch decisions
Memphis City Council members have paperwork on their agenda Tuesday for the second convention center hotel project, changes to the Union Row project incentives and a supplement to the Pinch District redevelopment.
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Conrad prepares to show new council members the ropes, pushes for residency vote
On The Daily Memphian Politics Podcast, outgoing council Chairman Kemp Conrad discusses Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division rate hikes and a recent visit to Hungary.
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Logan, Easter-Thomas claim city council seats in low turnout runoffs
Michalyn Easter-Thomas upset incumbent District 7 council member Berlin Boyd by a wide margin in runoff elections Thursday. And In District 1, challenger Rhonda Logan upset incumbent Sherman Greer.
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MLGW’s Young talks ‘end game’ in utility’s coming decision on TVA
MLGW brass, TVA leaders and Memphis City Council members met Wednesday at City Hall for the latest discussion in a decision the utility and the city are expected to make in 2020.
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Runoff election day in two City Council districts
The races in District 1 and District 7 close out the 2019 election year in Memphis politics with hard fought contests reflecting political combat before the election season started.
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Ballot Basics: The Last Election Day of 2019
Here is everything you need to know about participating in the last election day of 2019 – the dos and don'ts, what to expect and what's next.
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Runoff early voting tops 2,100 in council Districts 1 and 7
Most of the early vote in the two Memphis City Council runoff races was in the District 7 matchup between incumbent Berlin Boyd and challenger Michalyn Easter-Thomas.
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Council trying to check off various items as terms approach end
With three meetings left in the four-year term of office of city council members, and at least four new council members coming January, the council is lining up several items for action by the end of 2019.
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Third attempt at multi-year MLGW rate hikes prompts questions
City council members got their first look at not only the MLGW budget that includes rate hikes but the efficiency study that is being used to leaven the impact of the rate hikes. The council reviews all of it again in two weeks and could also vote at the Nov. 19 council session.
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City Council weighs end-of-term decisions versus matters for new council
The City Council gets its first detailed look Tuesday at a Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division rate hike proposal and talks with Mayor Jim Strickland about next steps in restoring benefits to police and firefighters.
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October 2019
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Runoff elections will determine balance on City Council
The District 1 and District 7 council runoff elections are each a matchup between an incumbent and a challenger. The two runoffs end the city's election year and set the mix of new and returning council members on the 13-member body.
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Ballot Basics: Runoff early voting
Early voting in the two Memphis City Council runoff races opens Friday and runs through Nov. 9. Election day is Nov. 14 in the last election of 2019 in Memphis and Shelby County.
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Jones and Currie say restoration of fire and police benefits is iffy, could involve property tax hike
Two Memphis city council members say they have doubts about restoring city pension and health benefits to police officers and firefighters with a half-cent sales tax hike approved by city voters earlier this month.
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Campaign finance reports: 6-digit dollar figures in mayor, council races
The third quarter campaign finance reports show the campaign for a city sales tax hike raised more money than any candidate on the Oct. 3 ballot. The campaign was second only to Mayor Jim Strickland in spending. The reports cover the critical run-up to the city elections, including the first part of the early voting period.
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City Council debates residency requirement for police, fire
Memphis City Council members appear divided on the idea of hiring police officers and firefighters from outside Shelby County.
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