Final votes on two pipeline ordinances delayed amid protests
Memphis City Council member Edmund Ford Sr., seen here in 2019, insisted that he is the only member who can speak for his southwest Memphis district. (Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis City Council will take up the pipeline ordinances in two weeks after legalese and other factors led to to raucous environment at City Hall.
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