Wheel tax divide leads to stalemate in vote for county commission chairman
The three Democratic commissioners who voted against the wheel tax hike — Edmund Ford Jr., Erika Sugarmon and Britney Thornton — abstained in Monday’s balloting between current chairwoman pro tempore Miska Clay Bibbs (left) and Amber Mills (right). (Daily Memphian file)
The wheel tax hike approved last month is a done deal. But the commission’s Democratic majority is still fractured over the decision.
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