Council approves $4.9 million for City Hall facade repairs

By , Daily Memphian Published: October 05, 2021 6:30 PM CT
<strong>Much of City Hall&rsquo;s ground floor remains behind chain link fencing because of crumbling marble. The city&rsquo;s $4.9 million rehab plan would leave the marble on the ground floor but replace the marble on floors above it with a metal veneer.</strong> (Bill Dries/Daily Memphian)

Much of City Hall’s ground floor remains behind chain link fencing because of crumbling marble. The city’s $4.9 million rehab plan would leave the marble on the ground floor but replace the marble on floors above it with a metal veneer. (Bill Dries/Daily Memphian)

The council also delayed action on several resolutions awarding federal American Rescue Plan Act funding allocated for the council’s uses. 

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Memphis City Council City Hall Chase Carlisle American Rescue Plan Act

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