Documents show framework of stadium deals, but with work left to do
Documents show gaps remain in the City of Memphis’ plan to fund the FedExForum and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovations.
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Documents show gaps remain in the City of Memphis’ plan to fund the FedExForum and Simmons Bank Liberty Stadium renovations.
The post will have been vacant for more than two years if a new head is not named before Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland leaves office.
The city has several scenarios for how the stadium-funding debate could go moving forward.
City of Memphis Chief Communications Officer Allison Fouche confirmed the city isn’t collecting data on the number of youths detained: “Our focus has been on enforcing the curfew when necessary.”
Attorney Ben Crump said Tyre Nichols’ family is grateful the DOJ “heard their cries for accountability.”Related story:
“I just disagree,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said of Shelby County District Attorney Steve Mulroy during a phone interview on Tuesday. “We have a different philosophy.” Shelby County DA Mulroy fires back at Mayor Strickland’s criticismRelated story:
Strickland used his weekly email newsletter on Friday, July 21, to call out Mulroy’s office for dropping charges against a woman accused of firing a gun from a moving car in November 2022.
Questions remain on the status of a new lease for the Grizzlies and how money for stadium projects will be allocated.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland announced that he hired a longtime legal professional to monitor the courts. Bobby Carter confirmed to The Daily Memphian he has been contracted by the city on a part-time basis.
Polling data shows the toll that crime – both violent and property crime, particularly the rash of auto thefts sweeping the city – has taken on the psyche of Memphians.
The council voted down the tax hike Tuesday.
The Daily Memphian sent the Memphis results of its countywide crime poll to eight mayoral candidates and a list of questions. Here are their answers.
“This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to build a world-class new home for Memphis’ art collection,” the museum’s executive director said. “Right now, Memphis is known for music, barbecue and the Grizzlies. In 2026, it will also be known for its history, present and future, as a world-class, visual arts destination.” In advance of today’s groundbreaking, Brooks raises $135M for Downtown museumRelated story:
The City of Memphis needs new development within the Liberty Park Tourism Development Zone to begin paying the debt on projects such as The Memphis Sports and Events Center. The problem: The city hasn’t collected a dime of the financing yet.
Curfew programs often also take people off the streets who could report crimes, research shows.
The move is the latest in Strickland’s push to boost Memphis police numbers.
The funding, which is part of Gov. Bill Lee’s budget for the coming year, was approved with an amendment to allow the cash to be used for all city-owned stadiums.
Supporters, critics differ on merits of proposed legislation.
Memphis will spend $42 million to replace all 77,000 of its high-pressure sodium streetlights by the end of the year — a move that is equivalent to taking about 10,000 cars off the road.
Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland delivered a letter to Shelby County officials questioning low bail and weak sentences and asking for bail-setting forms and judgments to be posted online.
Wetland depletion along the Mississippi River has left the region “exposed to disasters that would normally be absorbed by wetland capabilities,” the mayors said in their policy proposal.
Moody’s departure from Memphis city government comes after 20 combined years in administration.
The expected civil lawsuit in the Tyre Nichols case means taxpayers could pay a significant sum.
The proposed funding, part of the governor’s budget, still needs to pass the Tennessee General Assembly. Bill Lee’s State of the State highlights his priorities despite vocal oppositionRelated story:
“The challenge we have is that the city government does not control the courts,” Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland said. “We don’t control the state laws. We don’t control, we can’t control, gun regulations and gun access.”