Bailey: Germantown residents aren’t swallowing excuses about water
About 300 residents came to Germantown Performing Arts Center Thursday night for a Town Hall meeting to discuss the city’s water crisis. (Rogelio V. Solis/AP 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.
One thing was clear from those attending the Thursday night Town Hall session — the citizens don’t trust the city’s answers or addressing such a crisis in the future.
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