Opinion: Before another MLGW rate increase, customers deserve answers
Memphis City Council will consider Memphis Light, Gas and Water’s final bidget. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Glenda Hicks
Glenda Hicks is co-founder of 21st Century Memphis or Bust!, a volunteer coalition of concerned customers pushing to bring MLGW into the 21st century by advocating for transparency from, accountability for, and better communication with our publicly owned utility company.
“City Council has continuously approved MLGW’s requests, while ratepayers continue to receive subpar, substandard services. It is long past time for the residential customers and stakeholders to be put first!”
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