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The former TV journalist was supposed to start work at the utility in early March, but a month-long delay by the City Council left her in limbo. MLGW pushes back on council proposal for more say-so on contracts, salariesRelated story:
At an Arlington luncheon, MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen discussed plans to modernize and upgrade infrastructure to lower the number of homes and businesses that lose power during storms.
They’re following suit with the City of Memphis, Collierville and Bartlett.
An MLGW board member is coming with a resolution urging the Memphis City Council to put a city charter change on the ballot later this year that would expand the board to seven voting members. The two suburban appointees now on the board do not have voting power. The issue is a volatile one.
Council chairman JB Smiley Jr. is proposing lower dollar figures for contracts and pay contracts that must be voted on by the council after they are approved by MLGW’s board.Related content:
The Memphis City Council has to approve any MLGW salary more than $180,000, but that number could soon change.
The new dollar thresholds for council oversight of contracts and pay come as the council considers a $200,000 annual salary for the utility’s new vice president of corporate communications.
The Memphis City Council has to approve any MLGW salary over $180,000.
“It’s important that we take a look ahead, because the challenges are not going to get any easier,” MLGW President and CEO Doug McGowen said Tuesday, Feb. 27.
After 17 years at Memphis Light, Gas and Water, a Memphis executive has been appointed as interim president and CEO of the Memphis Urban League.
About 90 miles of pipes concentrated in the oldest parts of the city are suspected to contain lead — based on preliminary surveys — but MLGW expects to know more by fall.
Because of a combination of “hard fiscal decisions in the past” and lower water demand, MLGW delayed installing new wells even as old wells aged out.
Memphis Light, Gas and Water has moved into the second phase of its project to replace the city’s old sodium streetlights with LED bulbs.
Madden previously helped Memphis navigate “some of the most difficult times in our history,” said MLGW president and CEO Doug McGowen.
The utility expects the average customer will end up paying about $90 less this year as compared with last year, but January’s bills aren’t yet trending in that direction.
Even though it was colder for longer, Memphis got a welcome surprise this past storm: The power mostly stayed on.
Three years ago, Memphis Light, Gas and Water issued its first boil-water advisory for the area. Since then, it’s issued four more. Related stories:
MLGW’s water samples have come back clear.
Until the state approves the test’s results, the area’s boil-water advisory remains in effect. Related story:
The conservation order ended Monday, but the area’s boil-water advisory is still in effect. Related story:
MPD Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis was one vote short in a council test vote two weeks ago. The council also expects an update on winter storm recovery effort by MLGW during Tuesday, Jan. 23, committee sessions.
The causes of the deaths in Shelby County were not provided by the Tennessee Department of Health, which referred questions to local law enforcement authorities.
Customers are requested to stop dripping faucets and refrain from going to get their car washed. That will help save 10 million gallons of water a day, Doug McGowen said at a press conference Sunday, Jan. 21. College campuses in the area closed again MondayRelated stories:
Area schools close Monday as snow, ice struggle to thaw
MLGW’s water customers remain under a precautionary boil-water advisory.
For the first time in about a week, temperatures are expected to rise above freezing Jan. 21 and officials say that will likely reveal more water main breaks and help them gauge the full extent of damage.