MLGW rate hike passes final hurdle at City Council
The Memphis City Council gave the final stamp of approval for the rate hike in a 9-4 vote Tuesday, Dec. 5, when it voted on the utility’s annual budget. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
“I believe, and my team believes, this is the necessary remedy for decades of disinvestment and failed decisions under previous presidents and previous councils,” said MLGW CEO Doug McGowen.
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Memphis Light Gas & Water Doug McGowen Memphis City Council Tennessee Valley Authority MLGW infrastructureKeely Brewer
Keely Brewer is a Report for America corps member covering environmental impacts on communities of color in Memphis. She is working in partnership with the Ag & Water Desk, a sustainable reporting network aimed at telling water and agriculture stories across the Mississippi River Basin.
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