County satisfied corrections division director lives in Shelby
Shelby County officials have completed an investigation into where Anthony Alexander, corrections division director, lives and found he is in compliance with residency requirements.
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November 2019
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Process for buying, placing security cameras for Shelby County Commission districts progresses
A Shelby County Commission committee has agreed on the process of buying security cameras for all 13 commission districts.
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Harris bringing reinforcements for county commission pitch on transit funding
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will bring in local health department officials and a national environmental advocate to help make the case to county commissioners Wednesday to invest in transit to aid the environment.
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Hotline opens for residents impacted by Oct. 21 storm
A hotline has been set up by Shelby County officials to help residents impacted by the Oct. 21 storm.
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U of M will get $1 million from county for swim facility, with conditions
The University of Memphis will receive $1 million from Shelby County government under a resolution approved by the County Commission Monday that does not include any mandates for when it will pay all university employees $15 an hour.
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County Commission votes ‘no confidence’ on corrections chief
The Shelby County Commission passed a no-confidence vote Monday against Anthony Alexander, the corrections division director who is accused of living outside Shelby County.
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A new Shelby County flag will likely have to wait a while
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright had hopes of unifying the county through a redesigned flag, but that won't happen right away.
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October 2019
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County investigating residency of Corrections Division director
Shelby County officials say they know Corrections Division Director Anthony Alexander has property in Atoka, Tennessee, in Tipton County. Now they’re investigating if that’s where he really lives, in violation of requirements he live in Shelby County.
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County mayor wants new condition added to $1 million for U of M swim facility
Lee Harris wants the University of Memphis to give a timeline for when its lowest-paid workers will be paid $15 an hour as part of the release of $1 million budgeted for the university to update its swim facility.
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Shelby County does not need a transit fee
Implicit in Mayor Lee Harris' $145 transit fee proposal is the notion that the county’s revenue is fully optimized, and that additional collections would be best directed toward bus subsidies, ahead of all other investments. I don’t agree with either of these assumptions.
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Democratic county commissioners complain about early voting sites, hours
A letter from eight commissioners is the latest entry in a long-running debate about voting locations. Through Monday, Oct. 28, 84 early votes had been cast in the two council district contests. Early voting continues through Nov. 9 and election day in Districts 1 and 7 is Nov. 14.
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Task force to attack declining property values in Orange Mound gets OK
A task force approved by the Shelby County Commission will look for ways to reverse the devaluation of property in Orange Mound.
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Commission supports controls on title loan companies
Shelby County Commission is asking the Tennessee General Assembly to cap interest rates on title loan companies.
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Commission supports end to tax on menstrual products
The Shelby County Commission approved a resolution Monday that asks the Tennessee General Assembly to remove sales taxes on menstrual products.
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County Commission committee approves Orange Mound task force
The creation of the Orange Mound Initiative Task Force was approved Wednesday by a Shelby County Commission Committee. The task force is charged with addressing the devaluation of real estate in historic Orange Mound.
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County Commission committee endorses ending sales tax on menstrual products
Arlington High student Ainsley Feeney asks the Shelby County Commission to support state legislation to end sales taxes on menstrual products.
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Shelby County Commission committees contemplate task force to aid Orange Mound
A Shelby County Commission committee is being asked to approve a task force that would address the devaluation of real estate in Orange Mound.
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Shelby County proposes solid waste services for Northaven
The plan would cost Northaven residents about $27 a month and would achieve a county goal to eliminate illegal dumping in that part of Shelby County.
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County asks about ‘fair share’ of sales tax increase
Shelby County Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley has asked the county attorney for an opinion on a plan for the county to get its "fair share" of the city's newly approved sales tax increase. Meanwhile, Commissioner Edmund Ford now has questions for Memphis city government.
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Uptown TIF expansion approved by Shelby County Commission
The Shelby County Commission has approved on third and final reading an ordinance to grow the Uptown TIF district to include more communities in North Memphis.
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Assessor wants county task force to help halt African American home devaluation
Shelby County assessor of property Melvin Burgess said his offices has studied Orange Mound and wants to use the community as a model in the creation of a plan to stop the devaluation of homes on African American communities across Memphis.
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Commission chairman says Harris’ plan for MATA may not pass
Shelby County Commissioners may not approve the plan by County Mayor Lee Harris to charge a countywide sustainability fee to fund public transportation, but Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley said Harris has forced the community to talk about funding the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
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Uptown TIF expansion moves toward final vote by Shelby County Commission
An ordinance to expand the Uptown TIF district was approved on third reading Wednesday by a Shelby County Commission committee. Final approval of the TIF district increase would make residents in the expanded area eligible for improvement grants.
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September 2019
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Collierville Bible Museum plans for future with $15,000 from county
Shelby County Commission awarded $15,000 to Bible Museum on the Square in Collierville. Commissioners David Bradford and Mick Wright supported the idea. Each commissioner has $200,000 they can award in grants.
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Edmund Ford Jr. says county should prepare to get ‘fair share’ of proposed sales tax increase
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. says if a sales tax increase referendum passes in Memphis, the County Commission should go after the county's “fair share” of the funds.
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