Mayor Harris tests wheel tax hike to fund Regional One rebuild
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris (right) talks with commissioners Mickell Lowery (center) and Miska Clay Bibbs after a budget retreat Saturday, March 4, 2023, at the Memphis Zoo. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian)
The Shelby County mayor wants to know if the current commission has the “political will” to support options that would also pay for new Frayser and Cordova high schools.
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