Vote on wheel-tax hike delayed at County Commission
County commissioners Brandon Morrison, left, Michael Whaley and Shante Avant talk during a break in the Monday, May 15, commission meeting. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
The delay in the vote came after it became apparent the nine-vote two-thirds majority wasn’t there in the first of two votes.
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