Chairman’s new committee causes rancor in County Commission
When chairman Willie Brooks created a study group Monday on possible local government changes without a vote, some commissioners call it a consolidation committee in all but name, causing chairman Reginald Milton to quit.
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Shelby County Commission city-county consolidation Reginald Milton Tami Sawyer Edmund Ford Jr. Mark Billingsley Brandon MorrisonBill Dries on demand
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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