Memphis teams with EPA to fund $103M in drainage upgrades
The City of Memphis plans to issue revenue bonds with the Environmental Protection Agency to help fund upgrades to the city’s aging stormwater system over the next five years.
Topic: Robert Knecht
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February 2024
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City Council moves up final vote on health insurance coverage to Feb. 20
In other action Tuesday, the council approved the reappointment of Robert Knecht as the city’s public-works director.
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City Council nears end of mayor’s appointees, delays health insurance vote
The City Council has a few more votes on Mayor Paul Young’s remaining appointees to his leadership team and some questions on the interim status of Memphis Police Chief Cerelyn “C.J.” Davis.
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January 2024
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Council confirms 9 municipal chiefs, but Public Works on hold
The nine directors and city chiefs were approved without a single no vote Tuesday. Public Works director Robert Knecht’s reappointment drew some criticism from council members, prompting a two-week delay.
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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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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.
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‘Snow Day’ has different meaning for essential services
From clearing roads to holding court, snow days come with some serious considerations and lots of detail for local government services.
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November 2023
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With the Mighty Mississippi at a low, Memphis’ cruise ships turn to buses
Memphis has bet on the Mississippi River cruise industry and its tourism dollars, but as the river hits record lows, cruise operators and the city prepare for an uncertain future.
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September 2023
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Political Roundup: Early voting, a blue wave strategy and a sign removal blitz
The opening day of early voting in Memphis elections posts numbers closer to opening day in 2015 than 2019. Also in the round up, trying to apply a “blue wave” strategy to nonpartisan city elections.
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July 2023
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Memphis plans wastewater, drinking water improvements
The City of Memphis is getting more than $100 million from the state to improve water infrastructure.
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January 2023
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Van with AI, laser imaging to scan Memphis streets for potholes
The effort will comprehensively map the condition of all 6,714 lane miles of Memphis’ streets.
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December 2022
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Guest Column: A new approach to combat blighted, vacant lots
“If we adopted a new approach to vacant land, we could actually reduce the amount of work that is required — and money that is spent — by our city as it intervenes and attempts to maintain health and safety at abandoned land.”
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September 2022
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Cleanup group talks long-term and short-term fixes for blight, illegal dumping
The city is adding a convenience dumpster site soon at Collins Yard and next year, plans to roll out artificial intelligence tracking to address blight and illegal dumping.
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February 2022
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The cold truth: Thousands remain without power
The number of people without power remained at about 20% of MLGW’s customers by 3:30 p.m. Sunday.
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February 2021
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Street clearing effort moves beyond major thoroughfares
The city’s street plowing operation continues at least through Monday but begins to include less busy streets this weekend. Sun and warmer temperatures will help in the effort. But snow is still the dominant feature of the cityscape.
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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.
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Bone-chilling cold, ‘significant’ snow and ice headed toward Mid-South
Dangerously low wind chill readings and possibly significant snowfall forecast over next several days.
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‘Snow day’ brings ice, keeps public works crews busy
The coating of ice arrived just before dawn Thursday, after a night of rain and followed by a light snow by afternoon. It is expected to hang around into the weekend.
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July 2019
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Sewer work scheduled for north end of Mud Island
Among the maze of road work and paving going on across the city this summer, the city public works department will add to the infrastructure scenery as it temporarily reworks the flow of raw sewage.
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April 2019
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Whitehaven, Elvis Presley Boulevard top ‘paving season’
A $43 million streetscape project on Elvis Presley Boulevard between Brooks Road and Shelby Drive features all LED lighting and hopes for new business along Whitehaven's main street.
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2011 flood sets the standard for reviews of March flood control measures
Those maintaining the city's flood counter measures said the March flooding at Memphis tested the system and the system passed. But they also said the frequency of high water requires vigilance.
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February 2019
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Mississippi River at Memphis moves to 41-foot crest in a week
The Mississippi River at Memphis is expected to crest at 41 feet next week, the fourth-highest level ever recorded on the Memphis gauge. Flood control measures move to checking levees starting Tuesday, with the river level well below the record 1937 flood and the 2011 flood.
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City-county recycling drive rounds up 50,000 used tires
More than 50,000 used tires were recycled over two days last month in a $100,000 city-county tire drive.
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January 2019
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Tire redemption program learns rules of the road
For the third time in seven years, Memphis and Shelby County are mounting a tire redemption and recycling drive that has some strict rules of the road based on the first two tries.
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