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Movers and shakers at the weekly lunch meeting of the Frayser Exchange Club questioned Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Thursday about his plan to help fund the Memphis Area Transit Authority through a proposed $145 sustainability fee for addresses with three vehicles.
An excessive heat warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for Shelby County until 8 p.m. Thursday and all of the Mid-South is under a heat advisory through Friday.
Shelby County government has $2.5 million waiting for MATA, but only if two county commissioners are given voting seats on the MATA board. One city councilman said what county government is asking for is “unprecedented.”
Local group looks for ways to curb poverty – from providing seminars to improving skills to lobbying for better public transportation for workers to reach jobs.
The board resolution made the case that free bus passes students would help reduce absences in a school district where most students live in poverty and are less likely to have access to a car or enough money for public transit.
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