Opinion: The suburbs need a voice on whether MLGW will leave TVA
Suburban Shelby County make up around 40% of MLGW revenues. Germantown Mayor Mike Palazzolo says its time for suburb representation on the MLGW board. (AP Photo/The Livingston Enterprise, Garrett Cheen, file)
Isn’t it time for MLGW to expand their board representation to include the entire service area instead of restricting voting membership to Memphis?
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