Wheel-tax increase faces first vote by Shelby County Commission
The doubling of the $50 annual wheel tax is integral to County Mayor Lee Harris’ plan to expand the county’s capital budget from $75 million annually to $150 million.
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May 2023
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Property tax cut and wheel-tax hike proposal is on shaky ground
During Wednesday committee sessions, Shelby County commissioners set up later votes on a property rate that would remain the same while a commissioner’s resolution to do away with the wheel tax altogether waits in the wings.
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County budget season hinges on property tax drop for wheel-tax deal
County Commission Budget Committee Chairman Michael Whaley talks about the proposed doubling of the county’s capital budget on The Daily Memphian’s “On The Record” podcast.
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Shelby County Commission votes on tax rate changes, Wanda Halbert
Mayor Lee Harris is proposing dropping the rate, but the votes weren’t there. Meanwhile, another effort to take a possible step toward ouster proceedings against County Clerk Wanda Halbert came up short.
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First countywide solid-waste study since ‘90s gets city, county support
The study will consider how much waste enters landfills compared to recycling, composting or other waste-processing facilities over the course of at least two seasons.
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Shelby County Commission clears the decks for budget season
The Monday commission meeting has a short agenda with votes toward a new solid waste plan and funding for a new prekindergarten classroom in Millington.
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April 2023
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Lee Harris’ budget includes one-cent drop in tax rate, $50 hike in wheel tax
Harris also outlined the funding and timetable for historic county capital projects — the rebuilding of the Regional One Health campus and new high schools in Cordova and Frayser.
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Capital projects top Harris budget proposal to County Commission
The Wednesday, April 26, presentation by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris includes a multi-year $350 million funding commitment toward a rebuild of the Regional One Health campus and money for new high schools.
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Shelby County Commission buys land for Cordova fire station, approves Kerrville solar array
The commission took action on the two project as part of a light agenda Monday, April 17. Meanwhile, the county continues to search for another fire station site in southeast Shelby County.
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New Cordova fire house, Kerrville solar array top county commission agenda
The Shelby County Commission votes Monday, April 17, on a contract for a new county fire house in a part of Corova de-annexed by the city of Memphis in 2021.
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Justin J. Pearson appointed to House seat in 7-0 vote
The commission voted to return Pearson to the District 86 state House seat at a special meeting Wednesday, April 12.
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Several hundred march to Shelby County Commission
The march from the National Civil Rights Museum to the county building comes ahead of the Wednesday, April 12, county commission vote to appoint Justin J. Pearson to his District 86 seat in the state House of Representatives.
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County Commission to weigh reinstating Pearson to state House
“I have heard from my constituents, people across the county, and state as well as Republicans and Democrats, so I will be voting to reappoint Justin Pearson,” said one member of the County Commission.
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What happens now that Justin Pearson has been expelled from his House seat
The Shelby County Commission has filled two vacant seats in the Tennessee General Assembly from Shelby County in the past year — one following an expulsion and the other resulting from the death of a legislator. Here is how the process works.
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Future of Metro Plaza redevelopment up in the air
The Shelby County Commission postponed indefinitely a plan to buy the Metro Shopping Plaza, which is on the northwest corner of E.H. Crump Boulevard and Danny Thomas Boulevard.
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County commission looking at votes on DA’s office, among other agenda items
Also on the commission’s Monday, April 3, agenda is funding for more prosecutors and a return to a plan to buy the old Metro Plaza Shopping Center in South Memphis for up to $3.5 million.
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March 2023
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Third of recent offenders released without bail
Approximately 31% of the 1,279 bonds set between Feb. 15 and March 15 resulted in the release on recognizance, or release without bail, according to a report presented during a Shelby County Commission Law Enforcement, Corrections & Courts Committee meeting Wednesday, March 29.
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Halbert: ‘I’m not going anywhere ... Nobody asked anybody else to quit’
Wanda Halbert met March 29 with county commissioners who pressed for specifics on a lease at Poplar Plaza and an opening date for the Riverdale Road office. One commissioner pushed his call for her to resign.
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Opinion: Partisanship has no place in Memphis
“To unite Memphians around solving Memphis’ problems for Memphis’ future, we need nonpartisanship. We need to keep nonpartisanship in City Hall and bring it back to our county government.”
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Regional One financing closer — but there’s a catch
A $350 million Regional One financing plan can move forward, but the county will need to get a committed funding match from either Tennessee, Mississippi or Arkansas.
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Tyre Nichols’ death inspires new county timeline for use of force investigations
County commissioners approved the “Tyre Nichols Transparency in Policing Policy” resolution, delayed votes on two other police-reform ordinances, and approved TikTok use limits for county employees.
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Regional One, new schools plans face critical moment at county commission
A majority of the commission could greenlight a restructuring of the proposed capital budget County Mayor Lee Harris takes to the commission in April.
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County commissioners hesitant about Regional One ‘go forward’ resolution
During its committee sessions, the Shelby County Commission sent the resolution to come up with a $350 million county funding plan for a Regional One campus rebuild to a March 20 vote without a recommendation.
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Mayor Harris tests wheel tax hike to fund Regional One rebuild
The Shelby County mayor wants to know if the current commission has the “political will” to support options that would also pay for new Frayser and Cordova high schools.
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County commission to have meeting Friday about county line dispute
The commission votes Friday on a resolution urging the Tennessee legislature to resolve a dispute over the county line and a United States Census tract line. The difference encompasses about 200 Arlington homes.
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