MEMPHIS, Tenn. — The Memphis Area Transit Authority board is expected to vote on a $5.5 million land purchase Wednesday afternoon.
This comes after they say their current maintenance facility is sinking, which is why they are looking to relocate.
Last year, WREG investigator Jessica Gertler went on a facility tour with the then-interim CEO Bacarra Mauldin.
Mauldin says the current facility was constructed on a landfill nearly five decades ago. She says that the land under the facility is continuously sinking, causing MATA millions in repairs.
“We probably spend about $5, almost $5 million a year on this facility. ‘Trying to keep this afloat?’ Yeah, keep this afloat,” Mauldin said.
Now, MATA says they’ve identified a more than 60-acre parcel of land at 2500 Ketchum Road where they want to relocate. The board is expected to vote on the $5.5 million purchase.
An update from the now Interim CEO John Lewis is also expected.
The last time this happened, WREG learned of nearly $150,000 in charges racked up by MATA’s executive credit card, using your taxpayer money.
This story will be updated.
