There are 39 article(s) tagged Berlin Boyd:

• December 2019

  • City Council approves Memphis 3.0 plan

    The City Council gave final approval Tuesday, Dec. 3, to the Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines on which the council had delayed action numerous times since the spring.

    By Bill Dries December 05, 2019

• November 2019

  • Sanford: Berlin Boyd couldn't un-ring the bell

    It wasn’t just the insulting language that cost Berlin Boyd his council seat. Many voters were upset that he tended to favor big business over the needs of neighborhoods.

    By Otis Sanford November 21, 2019

  • Final day of early voting in final election of 2019 is Saturday

    The five voting locations in two runoff city council races open Saturday for the last day of early voting. Election day is Nov. 14.

    By Bill Dries November 08, 2019

• October 2019

  • Boyd, Easter-Thomas continue push for District 7 seat

    Early voting in the November runoff election for two City Council seats continues through Nov. 9. Election day is Nov. 14. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 30, 2019

  • Residency issue has been recurring for 16 years at City Hall

    At their first session since the Oct. 3 city election day, city council members take up a familiar issue -- residency requirements. A new proposal would allow police and fire brass to hire outside Shelby County if voters approve it in a November 2020 referendum. It would be the third residency referendum in 16 years.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2019

  • End-of-September campaign finance reports reflect push through early voting

    In the last week of September, Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland spent $156,770 in his re-election campaign account, bringing his end-of-September balance to $175,722. That’s according to new campaign finance reports candidates are filing that cover the last full week of the race to the Oct. 3 ballot.

    By Bill Dries October 14, 2019

  • Boyd, Easter-Thomas head to District 7 City Council runoff

    Incumbent City Councilman Berlin Boyd and Michalyn Easter-Thomas are preparing for a runoff to decide the city council's District 7 seat. 

    By Omer Yusuf October 05, 2019

• September 2019

  • Expanded boundaries for Uptown TIF get greenlight

    Memphis City Council members approved Tuesday a pair of resolutions and the first of three readings of an ordinance that expands the boundaries of the Uptown tax increment financing -- or TIF -- district.

    By Bill Dries September 03, 2019

• August 2019

  • Memphis City Council candidates make their cases to constituents

    Five contenders for District 7 pitch their qualifications as they attempt to unseat incumbent Berlin Boyd in the October election.

    By Omer Yusuf August 11, 2019

  • Some on council question city’s $3M toward tennis center expansion

    The city's $3 million commitment to the $19 million undertaking would come from a source some city council members say could have been tapped for other priorities.

    By Bill Dries August 07, 2019

  • Council could take final vote on Memphis 3.0

    Memphis City Council members take final votes Tuesday on the Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines, a new set of rules for public art projects funded by the city and a ban on plastic bags.

    By Bill Dries August 06, 2019

• July 2019

  • Memphis election filing deadline nears

    The Thursday noon filing deadline could see a 10- to 16-candidate race for mayor. And 10 City Council members have filed for new four-year terms at City Hall.

    By Bill Dries July 17, 2019

  • Plastic bag ban advances

    A proposal for retailers to charge a fee for plastic bags has been dropped by City Councilman Berlin Boyd, who instead is proposing a ban on plastic bags at Memphis retailers.

    By Bill Dries July 16, 2019

  • City council considers financial impact study of Memphis 3.0 plan

    The Memphis City Council, among other items, will discuss Tuesday spending $15,000 to hire a consultant to review the financial impact of the Memphis 3.0 land use and development study.

    By Bill Dries July 15, 2019

• June 2019

  • City Council could finalize 2019-2020 budget Tuesday

    Two council members expressed concerns last week about the Strickland administration's "brilliant at the basics" philosophy, but that probably won't affect votes on a 4% raise for police and firefighters. 

    By Bill Dries June 04, 2019

• May 2019

  • Memphis budget season offers different path to resolution

    The city council still has some difficult decisions to make. But past budget seasons show there is also still some compromise possible between what the mayor proposed and what the council decided last week.

    By Bill Dries May 25, 2019

• April 2019

  • Council discusses strategy on possible changes in TVA relationship

    The Memphis City Council also delayed votes once again Tuesday on the first reading of the Memphis 3.0 plan and an agreement between the city and Graceland on Graceland expansion plans.

    By Bill Dries April 02, 2019

• March 2019

  • Council delays Graceland development plan, first reading of 3.0 plan

    The council also delayed the first of three votes on the Memphis 3.0 land use and development guidelines and approved the Poplar Arts Lofts project. And the council got a first hand look at the FedEx "same day bot" to be tested on Memphis streets this summer.

    By Bill Dries March 19, 2019

  • Madison apartment developers plan fewer affordable units

    Developers of apartments at 1544 Madison, former BellSouth property in Midtown, have filed for an amendment to their 2017 tax abatement agreement with the Economic Development Growth Engine.

    By Wayne Risher March 19, 2019

  • Boyd disclosure form on council website updated as other members post theirs

    Memphis City Council member Berlin Boyd has amended his disclosure to include his job with FedEx Logistics on a form dated last week on the council's website.

    By Bill Dries March 18, 2019

  • Boyd's employment by FedEx Logistics missing from state disclosure form

    Council member Berlin Boyd has worked for FedEx Logistics for seven months, taking in the time the FedEx division decided to relocate Downtown at Boyd's urging.

    By Bill Dries and Wayne Risher March 15, 2019

• January 2019

  • Council changes signal start of city election year

    The three newest Memphis City Council members may be a good indication of a change in who runs for the council in the 2019 city elections.

    By Bill Dries January 14, 2019

• December 2018

  • Large permit filed for Madison Avenue apartments

    The development group 1544 Madison Partners, which consists of Orgel Family L.P., Three Madison Investments, Berlin Boyd, Adam Slovis, Benjamin Orgel, Jay Lindy and Michael McLaughlin, has filed a $21 million building permit application with city and county construction officials.

    By Patrick Lantrip December 26, 2018

  • City Council rejects Logan, punts filling vacancies to new year

    Memphis City Council members put off filling three empty seats on the council Tuesday at their last meeting of the year.

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2018

  • City Council's 3 empty seats take center stage

    The Memphis City Council has three empty council seats to fill Tuesday. And if the 10 council members can’t break the gridlock that has delayed the appointment to the first of those vacancies, there will be more calls for special elections to fill all three.

    By Bill Dries December 18, 2018