Carlisle looks for votes to get consolidation charter drafted
Memphis City Council member Chase Carlisle attends the council’s first in-person session in over a year on Tuesday, May 18, 2021. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
City Council member Chase Carlisle distinguishes between the case for consolidation and the case for drafting a consolidation charter. He also acknowledges getting the votes to form a charter commission will not be easy.
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