Solid-waste fee goes up in city budget proposal, too
Memphis-Shelby County Schools Superintendent Marie Feagins speaks at the first of a series of meetings hosted by Memphis City Council chairman JB Smiley on the city budget and tax-hike proposal at Hope Presbyterian Church May 2, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The $6.89 fee hike was among the focal points as City Council members held the first in a series of public forums Thursday, May 2, to gauge public opinion on the proposed 75-cent property-tax hike.
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