Harris plan to fund MATA improvements through vehicle fee isn’t a hit with some bus riders
Donna Daniels-Crawford hauls in an armful of canned corn on Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, to help fill a MATA bus parked in Poplar Plaza with canned goods for the Mid-South Food Bank. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian)
A proposal by Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris to fund Memphis Area Transit Authority improvements, largely through a $145 per vehicle sustainability fee, isn't popular with some bus riders.
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Linda A. Moore
Linda A. Moore covers education, South Memphis and Whitehaven. A native of South Memphis, Linda has covered news in Memphis and Shelby County for more than 20 years and was formerly a reporter with The Commercial Appeal.
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