Council members question Liberty Park project after Daily Memphian reporting
Two members of the Memphis City Council — Vice Chairman Chase Carlisle and Budget Chairwoman Janika White — want Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s administration to detail the city’s costs for Liberty Park. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
The Daily Memphian dove into the $2.2 million invested in the still-stalled private development. Now, two Memphis City Council members want answers from Memphis Mayor Paul Young’s administration.
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Liberty Park Memphis City Council Carlisle DevelopmentSamuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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