Bailey: Considerations before clamping down on large parties
Germantown leaders said all the right things to the people gathered to voice their concerns at Monday night’s meeting. Mayor Mike Palazzolo called a weekend party in Germantown “reprehensible” and “equates to an invasion of our community. (Patrick Lantrip/The Daily Memphian file)
Clay Bailey
Clay Bailey, a lifelong Memphian, has worked as a reporter in the city four decades. He concentrated on suburban coverage for the bulk of his career, except for a stint as sports editor of The Daily Memphian when it launched in September 2018. He now is suburban editor and also serves as a freelance sports writer for The Associated Press.
A weekend pool party in Germantown’s Oakleigh subdivision brought a mass of complaints to the suburb’s leaders and a demand that the city thwart such events.
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