Wheel-tax compromise points to broader shift on County Commission
The approved wheel-tax hike was for $25, half of what was originally proposed by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris. (Ziggy Mack/The Daily Memphian file)
The $25 wheel-tax hike compromise approved by the Shelby County Commission broke a polite form of dysfunction on the body that could give way to a working majority crossing party lines on other issues.
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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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