Paul Young wants first budget to focus on crime, blight, potholes and more
Mayor Paul Young hosts a press conference at Memphis City Hall Jan. 26. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
Young said in an interview on WKNO-TV’s “Behind the Headlines” the budget will be “more firmed up” in the coming months. He will take a budget proposal to the Memphis City Council in May.
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