County Commission vote on relief fund represents critical juncture
India Palace owner Binder Kumar (in a file photo) looks out the window of his Midtown restaurant. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian)
The commission votes Monday, Jan. 11, on a $1.2 million relief fund for restaurant workers. The fund’s fate could point the way toward a greater change in the priorities of county government called for by the Democratic county mayor and majority on the commission.
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