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Germantown waits to change debt limit

By , Daily Memphian Updated: December 09, 2025 5:57 AM CT | Published: December 08, 2025 7:42 PM CT

Germantown did not change its debt policy Monday evening, Dec. 8, deferring the matter to its Jan. 26 meeting.

The resolution under consideration would raise the city’s debt limit by $17 million to $100 million, but aldermen will wait until after the holidays to consider it.

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Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren

Abigail Warren is an award-winning reporter and covers Collierville and Germantown for The Daily Memphian. She was raised in the Memphis suburbs, attended Westminster Academy and studied journalism at the University of Memphis. She has been with The Daily Memphian since 2018.


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