Commissioners to consider $20 wheel tax increase to fund MATA
A passenger boards a MATA bus. The Shelby County Commission will consider a wheel tax Jan. 8 that would help fund public transit. (Daily Memphian file)
Commission committees will be asked to consider raising the wheel tax by $20 to fund MATA.
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Shelby County Commission Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris Van Turner Edmund Ford Jr. Memphis Area Transit Authority MATA MICAH Willie Brooks
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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