Residents speak out about blight, crime and roads … WREG talked with folks who say they’re upset because their neighborhoods are becoming dangerous.
IKEA awarded $9.5 million tax break to open Memphis … This is the first PILOT granted to a retail business
City Council questions IKEA special treatment in … WREG first told you about the deal back in December, but we learned Tuesday the EDGE board has to change its own rules to seal the deal.
City Council members debate termination of two staffers City Council member Joe Brown says Council Chairman Jim Strickland fired staffers without talking to anyone else on the council.
Moving forward in the New Year: leaders reflect on … MEMPHIS, Tenn. – City and county leaders met for breakfast and prayer New Year’s Day to reflect on the past year and look ahead. City Councilman Myron Lowery organized the event, as he has in past years. Lowery reflected on the struggle between city government and City of Memphis employees over employee pensions in 2014. […]
City Council could cut a million dollars from mayor’s … Nothing discussed Tuesday, besides the summer programs, is finalized. The city will spend the next several months working out the budget.
Nine of 26 city and county officials attend crime … Part of the meeting was discussing the Operation Safe Community Plan, which is a 64-step plan to reduce violent crime.
Public Works proposes ‘pay as you throw’ garbage … The Save Money and Reduce Trash (SMART) program, or ‘pay as you go’ program, would only charge citizens for the trash they use, but some city council members said this is not the right move.
