Confusion over land-bank ordinance tangles up County Commission
“It’s very frustrating,” Commissioner Britney Thornton said of the failed ordinance. “I want to make sure the public knows this is not a faux pas on our end.” (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
County Commissioners found out Wednesday the ordinance they thought they approved last month — on changes to the Shelby County Land Bank — actually failed. But not before County Mayor Lee Harris vetoed it. The result is a confusing parliamentary mess.
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