‘What could we gain?’: Council remains skeptical of MLGW voting seats for suburbs
“What could we gain from you all gaining board member seats that is actually financially tangible for the city of Memphis?” Council member Michalyn Easter-Thomas asked of suburban mayors. (Mark Weber/The Daily Memphian file)
The Memphis City Council once again expressed broad skepticism of adding voting suburban seats to the Memphis, Light, Gas and Water board.
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Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise and investigative reporter who focuses on local government and politics. He began his journalism career at the Tulsa World in Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he covered business and, later, K-12 education. Hardiman came to Memphis in 2018 to join the Memphis Business Journal, covering government and economic development. He then served as the Memphis Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on Elon Musk’s xAI, regional energy needs and how Memphis and Shelby County government spend taxpayer dollars.
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