How a tweak to Tennessee law signals Grizz lease momentum
A Memphis police officer directs traffic outside FedExForum on March 22, 2024. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
A Shelby County Board of Commissioners vote Monday, March 30, signaled the subtle progress local governments are making toward a long-term lease with the Memphis Grizzlies.
The vote, a resolution asking the Tennessee General Assembly to change how Shelby County can allocate its hotel-motel taxes in the future, represented another necessary step toward funding some of the $550 million in FedExForum renovations.
The resolution asks the state Legislature to allow Shelby County to continue collecting hotel-motel taxes until 2050 or until a National Basketball Association franchise (the Memphis Grizzlies) is no longer a tenant in an indoor sports facility owned by the county and city (FedExForum).
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Samuel Hardiman
Samuel Hardiman is an enterprise reporter who focuses on government and politics. He began his career at the Tulsa World where he covered business and 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 Commercial Appeal’s city hall reporter and later joined The Daily Memphian in 2023. His current work focuses on the intersection of government, public policy, influence and how public dollars are spent.
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