City budget vision still blurry as first federal funds arrive
The Memphis City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to accept $80.5 million in federal funding under the American Rescue Plan Act. Also, council member Worth Morgan (in file photo) sought to put off votes on the city’s property tax rate until the June 15 council session. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
The council approved Tuesday, June 1, accepting $80.5 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act funding -- the first of two payments to come from Washington for pandemic relief. But there are still questions and uncertainties about how the money can be used.
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