There are 9 article(s) tagged Memphis Public Works Division:

• May 2026

  • City Council lets veto of impasse ordinance. Now the rewrite begins.

    An ad hoc group will now work on another rewrite to overhaul the 48-year-old procedure for resolving impasses between the city administration and labor unions.

    By Bill Dries 5 hours ago

• January 2024

  • Refreeze keeps roads hazardous into weekend

    The City of Memphis is using all of its available resources to improve road conditions, but low temperatures are hindering those efforts.

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    By Keely Brewer January 20, 2024

  • City urges people to stay off roads

    Memphis Public Works Director Robert Knecht said people should stay off the roads because ice accumulation will make it difficult for the city to continue clearing streets Thursday. 

    By Samuel Hardiman, Keely Brewer January 18, 2024

• July 2023

  • Memphis plans wastewater, drinking water improvements

    The City of Memphis is getting more than $100 million from the state to improve water infrastructure. 

    By Keely Brewer July 11, 2023

• May 2023

  • Dumpster tire: Blight group’s ideas roll at Memphis City Council

    “We have been dealing with tires for a very long time, and it is a major epidemic in our community,” said council member Rhonda Logan, who chaired the city’s Blight and Illegal Dumping Task Force. 

    By Keely Brewer May 16, 2023

• June 2022

  • Code enforcement inspectors return to senior citizens high-rise

    The inspections come amid reports of no air conditioning as summer temperatures reach dangerous levels this week.

    By Bill Dries June 13, 2022

• April 2022

  • Strickland to outline latest budget proposal today

    Mayor Jim Strickland has been dropping hints about his budget proposal that include more of the unexpected adjustments the city budget has taken over the past two years because of the pandemic. 

    By Bill Dries April 19, 2022

• February 2021

  • Melting ice, snow reveal fresh crop of potholes

    Potholes are popping up in the aftermath of last week’s ice and snow, but the City of Memphis has a plan in place to handle them. 

    By Bill Dries February 22, 2021

  • The snow and your car aren’t going anywhere

    With temperatures remaining below freezing, the city is using snow equipment it has only used one other time in the past eight years. And when snow removal begins, the city warns the snow is likely to go on sidewalks and other property that is not the responsibility of public works.

    By The Daily Memphian Staff February 16, 2021