Swearengen resigns, Council debates district lines
The resignation comes as the council debates whether or not to make changes to district lines ahead of the special election .
Topic: Memphis City Council
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August 2022
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Memphis City Council shuts down city primaries ballot question
The council vote Tuesday, Aug. 9, followed a Democratic sweep last week in county elections and a failed ballot question on extending city term limits.
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Mud Island zip line proposal has Strickland’s support
Developers would like a 30-year lease with plans to open with the debut of the renovated Tom Lee Park next spring.
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Chicago company proposes zip line adventure park for Mud Island
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County election aftermath pushes urgency of city council redistricting process
Council members talk about new district lines a week after council chairwoman Jamita Swearengen was elected Circuit Court Clerk. She has 90 days, under terms of the county charter, to resign from the council.
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July 2022
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City Council redraws district lines in case Swearengen, Morgan elected to county jobs
Council chairwoman Jamita Swearengen and council member Worth Morgan are running for county positions. The possibility of either or both winning is behind a scramble by the council to draw new district lines.
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City Council to expand One Beale ‘backstop’ debate
Among other topics, the discussion of the city’s capacity for bond debt will come into play during Tuesday morning committee sessions.
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How Memphis’ debt could impact One Beale financing
Some City Council members think the city could take on more risk with One Beale’s Grand Hyatt, while some say other projects come first.
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City Council approves financial ‘backstop’ for Grand Hyatt
The standoff over terms to start construction of the third of three hotels at One Beale remains despite Thursday’s council vote.
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City Council takes up One Beale hotel financing at special Thursday meeting
The Thursday 4 p.m. session at City Hall comes after the city administration balked at a change in the terms of a city-funded backstop for the hotel project. The delayed Tuesday vote came as the administration got some expressions of concern from state officials.
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Council blocks additional funding to enforce state abortion laws
The resolution by council member JB Smiley, who is also seeking the Democratic nomination for Tennessee governor, calls on county law-enforcement officials not to enforce state abortion law.
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City Council approves Frayser expansion of manufactured housing
City attorney ready to make recommendation on energy consultant for TVA-MLGW debate
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City attorney ready to make recommendation on energy consultant for TVA-MLGW debate
In April, the Memphis City Council authorized its attorney Allan Wade to identify potential energy consultants. He researched 21 potential candidates.
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City Council approves Frayser expansion of manufactured housing
The decision was one of several by the Memphis City Council in a Tuesday, July 12, agenda that was heavy with planning and development items.
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Council delays vote on backstop for One Beale debt
At stake is the financing for the last of three hotels at the One Beale development that together would serve as a second convention center hotel.
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One Beale financing, Frayser flood plain housing top council agenda
The Memphis City Council meets Tuesday, July 12, at 3:30 p.m. Committee sessions start at 8 a.m. at City Hall. Items on the agenda include One Beale financing and Frayser flood plain housing.
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June 2022
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Council approves city’s share of recurring funding for MATA
The growing pool of property-tax funding is expected to reach the $30 million goal in the next seven to eight fiscal years — with city and county combined funding.
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City Council tables indefinitely ballot question to allow partisan primaries
City Council rejects used-car lot on Elvis Presley Boulevard
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City Council rejects used-car lot on Elvis Presley Boulevard
The council also discussed the riverfront’s Cobblestone Landing, a blight and illegal dumping task force and police escorts for Donald Trump’s Southaven speech.
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City Council tables indefinitely ballot question to allow partisan primaries
The ordinance was tabled Tuesday, June 21, by its council sponsor, Martavius Jones.
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City Council to take final vote on partisan primaries
The ballot question would be the second amending the city charter in this election year. Also on the budget are Memphis Area Transit Authority funding and the city’s blight problem.
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Opinion: Partisan city primaries would further divide us
Partisan primaries would make Memphis city government more like the divisive dumpster fire that is today’s Washington, D.C.
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City Council Scorecard: Primary strategy, Trump’s escort and Environmental Court
The City Council Scorecard examines a vote on a resolution to deny former President Donald Trump a police escort to his Saturday appearance in Southaven, Mississippi.
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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.
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Opinion: Extending term limits is about a desire to stay in power
Let’s not kid ourselves: Council’s effort to extend term limits is not about ensuring a better and more equitable government.
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Resolution to deny Trump security fizzles at City Hall
A city council resolution calling for Memphis Police to not get involved in any escort of the former President if he comes through the city later this month didn’t make it to Tuesday’s council agenda.
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Opinion: Debate over Trump security example of ‘low politics’
“The Secret Service coordinates protection detail procedures with law enforcement agencies. A few of our city council members were excited to intervene and put themselves in the middle of federal and local law enforcement’s customary procedures.”
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Letter to the Editor: Denying security to former President Trump is an effort ‘filled with hatred’
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Letter to the Editor: Denying security to former President Trump is an effort ‘filled with hatred’
“America is at a crossroad. We either come together as one or watch this great nation disappear.”
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