County transfers 150 vacant lots to group in model for blight efforts
Klondike-Smokey City residents will ultimately determine what happens to the lots its community development corporation was put in charge of Friday.
Topic: Shelby County Government
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February 2020
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December 2019
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Shelby County holding Northaven cleanup event this weekend
The neighborhood cleanup is part of Shelby County's proposal to bring sanitation services to the area.
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November 2019
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Residents express support for sanitation proposal for Northaven
Shelby County officials presented their plan to provide garbage collection service for Northaven residents at a community meeting Tuesday night.
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U of M will get $1 million from county for swim facility, with conditions
The University of Memphis will receive $1 million from Shelby County government under a resolution approved by the County Commission Monday that does not include any mandates for when it will pay all university employees $15 an hour.
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October 2019
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County mayor wants new condition added to $1 million for U of M swim facility
Lee Harris wants the University of Memphis to give a timeline for when its lowest-paid workers will be paid $15 an hour as part of the release of $1 million budgeted for the university to update its swim facility.
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Register of Deeds Shelandra Ford to stop storing records in 30 days
Shelby County Register of Deeds Shelandra Ford has informed county officials that she has run out of room and will stop storing records in 30 days.
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Shelby County Commission committees contemplate task force to aid Orange Mound
A Shelby County Commission committee is being asked to approve a task force that would address the devaluation of real estate in Orange Mound.
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Going green gets the Shelby County Correctional Center national recognition
Recycling, energy conservation and other green initiatives at the Shelby County Correctional Center have gained the facility national recognition from an accreditation organization.
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Shelby County proposes solid waste services for Northaven
The plan would cost Northaven residents about $27 a month and would achieve a county goal to eliminate illegal dumping in that part of Shelby County.
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Commission chairman says Harris’ plan for MATA may not pass
Shelby County Commissioners may not approve the plan by County Mayor Lee Harris to charge a countywide sustainability fee to fund public transportation, but Commission Chairman Mark Billingsley said Harris has forced the community to talk about funding the Memphis Area Transit Authority.
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September 2019
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Shelby County opens second veterans services office in Millington
Shelby County opened the county’s second veterans services office at Millington City Hall Monday. There are 55,000 veterans living in Shelby County, more than any other county in Tennessee.
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Public quizzes Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris on plan to fund MATA
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.
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Harris plan to fund MATA improvements through vehicle fee isn’t a hit with some bus riders
A proposal by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to fund Memphis Area Transit Authority improvements, largely through a $145 per vehicle sustainability fee, isn't popular with some bus riders.
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Harris makes staff and HR appointments
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris has appointed a chief of staff and human resources administrator.
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Northaven residents voice concerns to Mayor Harris, county officials
Issues brought to Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris and county officials included sanitation services, illegal dumping and stray dogs in the Northaven area.
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August 2019
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201 Poplar renovation progressing, but completion will take years
The renovation at the Shelby County Criminal Justice Center, 201 Poplar Avenue, will take at least 10 years to complete but will upgrade everything.
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Shelby County Youth Council will get young people involved in government
A new Shelby County Youth Council will give the county's young people a voice and a place in the decision-making process.
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June 2019
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County Commission set to take another stab at next year’s budget
Shelby County government officials will spend Monday afternoon fine-tuning the 2020 budget ahead of the July 1 beginning of the fiscal year.
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Shelby County names Cliff Norville new public works director
Cliff Norville has been named the new public works director for Shelby County.
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Roy Nixon, Shelby County’s first mayor, remembered as lawman, civic leader
Roy Nixon began his career as a lawman with Memphis police and later went into politics becoming Shelby County first mayor under a new form of government where he built relationships with other city leaders.
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Roy Nixon: A model for the strong mayor and ‘a foxhole kind of friend’
Roy Nixon was Shelby County mayor less than two years, but it was his attitude toward the 4,500 acres at the Shelby County Penal Farm that led to a vision of that expansive land as a park.
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Roy Nixon, first mayor of Shelby County, dies at 85
Roy Nixon, the first person to serve as Shelby County Mayor, died Sunday after a short illness at the age of 85.
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May 2019
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Harris says terms for county funding of MATA address balance between frequency and coverage
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris says he wants to know county funding for the bus system will go to increasing ridership, and he also talks about whether Memphis Area Transit Authority should go to more frequent routes or broader coverage.
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Organizations raise questions about Hospitality Hub expansion
Questions about the Hospitality Hub expansion come less than a week after Memphis and Shelby County announced a proposal to relocate and expand the facility Downtown.
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April 2019
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Ford Jr., Harris administration disagree on phone call about school board vacancies
Shelby County Commissioner Edmund Ford Jr. and Mayor Lee Harris’ administration disagree about the intent of a phone call between a Nashville lobbyist and a special assistant to the mayor last month regarding filling school board vacancies.
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