City Council eyes police pay, Mud Island monorail at end of budget season
City Council budget committee Chairman Martavius Jones has proposed increasing the budget by $10 million to cover repairs to Mud Island, including restoring the monorail. (The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis City Council members could close out its 2022 budget season Tuesday, June 7, with a set of votes on a new property tax rate and operating and capital budgets.
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