Harris argues for doubled wheel tax
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris told the Memphis Rotary Club May 9 that a proposed wheel tax hike is the best way to fund part of the cost of a rebuild of the Regional One Health campus. (Bill Dries/The Daily Memphian)
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris pushed for the wheel-tax hike to help rebuild Regional One during Memphis Rotary Tuesday. The Shelby County Commission will take its first look at the proposal today.
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