County delays action on first appointment to MATA board
“There seems to be a missing step here,” Commissioner Miska Clay Bibbs said of the MATA appointment. “It’s premature.” (The Daily Memphian files)
County Mayor Lee Harris has nominated Meggan Kiel to be the first county appointee on the board of the city bus system. But the MATA board hasn’t been expanded yet. County Commissioners balked at moving ahead without an agreement by the city to expand the board.
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