Lakeland fires city manager after ‘erosion of trust’
On Monday, Nov. 3, at a special-called meeting, the Lakeland Board of Commissioners voted 4-1 to fire City Manager Michael Walker. (Greg Campbell/Special to The Daily Memphian file)
The suburb’s Board of Commissioners terminated Michael Walker’s contract on Monday night at a special-called meeting.
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Michael Waddell
Michael Waddell is a native Memphian with more than 20 years of professional writing and editorial experience, working most recently with The Daily News and High Ground News.
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