Council to discuss pulling residency referendum from November ballot
The discussion over the residency item is another indication of new thoughts on a city council with six new members. The second council meeting of the year also features more discussion and a possible vote on an electric rate increase from Memphis Light, Gas and Water Division and possible funding for Mayor Jim Strickland's Public Service Corps.
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Bill Dries covers city and county government and politics. He is a native Memphian and has been a reporter for more than 40 years.
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