There are 26 article(s) tagged Cheyenne Johnson:

• June 2023

  • ‘They’re upset about 10%’: Proposed Memphis tax hike draws worry from some council members

    The council took no vote on the tax hike and could vote on it June 27. 

    By Samuel Hardiman June 13, 2023

• May 2023

  • Uptown greenline an ‘ending and beginning’ for county trail system

    The North Memphis Greenline formally opened to the public Tuesday. It will eventually connect to the Wolf River Greenway and extend to Shelby Farms Park for upwards of 40 miles of continuous trails. 

    By Keely Brewer May 10, 2023

• June 2022

  • MLGW savings less than expected under new power proposals

    For years, advocates have said MLGW could save hundreds of millions of dollars annually by leaving TVA and buying electricity from someone else. But savings of “huge dollars” didn’t materialize in the latest proposals from other providers.

    By Bill Dries June 10, 2022

• May 2022

  • Extending city term limits goes on ballot for second time in four years

    A city charter change that would allow the mayor and members of the city council to serve three consecutive terms goes on the ballot in August. 

    By Bill Dries May 31, 2022

• April 2022

  • City Council moves to hire energy consultant on MLGW-TVA issue

    Should we stay or should we go? The decision still lacks a dollar figure and relies on the MLGW board agreeing to let the council’s consultant get a look at the various proposals.

    By Bill Dries April 06, 2022

• March 2022

  • City Council questions Soulsville TIF

    Several Memphis City Council members said Tuesday, March 22, they don’t think it is large enough or generates enough property tax increment to get much going in terms of economic development in the Soulsville area.

    By Bill Dries March 23, 2022

  • Strickland says city through ‘first quarter’ of MLGW-TVA decision

    The three returning and two new MLGW board members breezed through City Council approval Tuesday, as a move to hire an energy consultant was put on hold.

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    City Council approves bond refinance to save $11M

    By Bill Dries, Marc Perrusquia March 22, 2022

  • City Council to meet new MLGW board members, discuss hiring energy consultant

    The March 22 council day starts with the 2 new MLGW board members and three reappointees. Some on the council also want to hire an energy consultant.

    By Bill Dries March 21, 2022

  • Three council members call for review of MLGW proposals

    Letter questions the validity of the process being used to determine what it would take to get a new electric power supplier and build a new system for MLGW to break its 80-year relationship with TVA.

    By Bill Dries March 15, 2022

  • Public-private partnership takes over College Park, Uptown housing

    Seven public housing sites across the city have been sold as part of a new plan to renovate and complete deferred maintenance on the units. 

    By Bill Dries March 15, 2022

• February 2022

  • Council opposes state bills dropping police residency requirements

    The council debate was underway as state legislators were debating in Nashville. The common factor in both discussions was Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis, who backed the bill in Nashville while outlining strategies to hire more officers who live in Memphis.

    By Bill Dries February 15, 2022

• January 2022

  • Drag racers hard to catch, harder to charge and convict

    Whether it is an old-fashioned drag race on a quarter-mile of city street straightaway, weaving in and out of traffic at 100-mph-plus on interstates or performing stunts in public parking lot, the street racing culture brings danger, and sometimes tragedy, to those unfortunate enough to be nearby.

    By Don Wade January 18, 2022

• December 2021

  • Council members question Young Dolph’s legacy but rename street anyway

    The council voice vote was unanimous to rename a street for Young Dolph on Tuesday, Dec. 7, but it came after some council members questioned the honor given the lyrics of some of his music. 

    By Bill Dries December 15, 2021

• August 2021

  • Consolidation questions, doubts linger on council

    The earliest the City Council could vote on setting up a charter commission is its Sept. 7 meeting. 

    By Bill Dries August 17, 2021

• April 2021

  • MLGW to get energy bids; council to get more info in process

    The City Council voted Tuesday, April 6, to approve a consultant’s contract that is the next step leading to recommendations by the end of this year. But there was some dissent on the council before the vote.

    By Bill Dries April 07, 2021

• October 2019

  • City Council debates residency requirement for police, fire

    Memphis City Council members appear divided on the idea of hiring police officers and firefighters from outside Shelby County.

    By Bill Dries October 15, 2019

• August 2019

  • Foote Homes’ first phase nears completion

    Three council members took a look around the new Foote Park at South City Tuesday with plenty of questions and discussion around the larger issue of how to keep the city's development boom from displacing Memphians.

    By Bill Dries August 07, 2019

• July 2019

  • Memphis 3.0 may face more delays with council seeking financial study

    The city council approved the long-range land use and development guidelines Tuesday on the second of three readings. But the council also approved a $15,000 study on the financial impact of the guidelines that would be due in mid-September.

    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

• April 2019

  • North Memphis 3.0 showdown moves from courtesy to accusations

    The latest meeting on the Memphis 3.0 plan demonstrated the lingering confusion – and some suspicion – about what the long-range development plan recommends and how it works.

    By Bill Dries April 18, 2019

• March 2019

  • Memphis 3.0 plan draws more questions than reviews in first council discussion

    Memphis City Council members looked for a quick bottom line in the Memphis 3.0 plan during their first discussion of the 400-page proposal Tuesday.

    By Bill Dries March 06, 2019

  • Council moves deeper into consideration of MLGW changes

    Memphis City Council members are to meet with TVA officials in Chattanooga to talk more about changes at MLGW. Meanwhile, there is discussion of other possible changes at the utility.

    By Bill Dries March 01, 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

  • Greer, Johnson and Currie appointed to City Council

    Sherman Greer, an administrator at Southwest Tennessee Community College, is the new District 1 member of the Memphis City Council.

    By Bill Dries January 09, 2019

• November 2018

  • Interest high in two Memphis City Council vacancies

    Former Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford Sr. is among six applicants for the District 6 seat held by his son Edmund Ford Jr.

    By Bill Dries November 28, 2018