City Council to vote on $5 million for Tom Lee Park
The existing statue of Tom Lee is surrounded by construction in Tom Lee Park in Downtown Memphis on Oct. 6, 2021. (Mark Weber/Daily Memphian file)
Council members also will meet Marvell Mitchell, the CEO of a local software company, who is the new leader of the city division that keeps track of how much business city government does with minority contractors and businesses.
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