There are 4 article(s) tagged Lonnie Treadaway:

• January 2019

  • City Council tries again to fill three vacancies

    After a break for the holidays, Memphis City Council members try again Tuesday to fill three vacancies. If the council is still gridlocked, the next move could be to put the three council seats to voters in a special election.

    By Bill Dries January 08, 2019

• December 2018

  • Treadaway out of City Council appointment standoff

    One of the contenders for the appointment to the open District 1 Memphis City Council seat withdrew from consideration Wednesday, opening the possibility for a compromise among council members on the deadlocked appointment process and a return of a quorum for the council to transact other city business.

    By Bill Dries December 06, 2018

  • City Council tries again to break appointment deadlock

    Memphis City Council members resume Tuesday their attempt to fill one of three vacancies on the 13-member body.

    By Bill Dries December 03, 2018

• November 2018

  • Boyd says deals, partisanship, race are factors in council standoff

    Memphis City Council chairman Berlin Boyd says the council was on its way to a partisan and racial divide when it tried to appoint someone to fill the vacant District 1 seat last week.

    By Bill Dries November 30, 2018