Memphis City Council approves $22.6M in drainage, sewer projects
“There are a large number of projects we need to do to address flooding,” said city public works director Robert Knecht. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
In addition to infrastructure, the council approved two more years on the Memphis Showboats contract and discussed a late-term reappointment to the MLGW board by outgoing Memphis Mayor Jim Strickland.
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