Dumpster tire: Blight group’s ideas roll at Memphis City Council
With 60 tires tied to the top, trunk and hood of his sedan, a customer gets directions to where he can have his tires unloaded in 2019 during the third tire redemption program by Memphis and Shelby County in the last seven years. (The Daily Memphian files)
“We have been dealing with tires for a very long time, and it is a major epidemic in our community,” said council member Rhonda Logan, who chaired the city’s Blight and Illegal Dumping Task Force.
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Blight Memphis Public Works Division Memphis City CouncilKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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