County Commission approves funding for mental health diversion center, jail study
“It’s really surprising that we can do this for $22 million,” Shelby County Commissioner Amber Mills said. “I just don’t want to be put in a position where we turn around and it bites me because we are raising taxes.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
County commissioners approved $18.6 million in funding to plan and build the diversion center. The jail study was an easier call at $250,000. The separate votes on the two projects came with very different timelines and expectations.
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