Snowflake streetscape decorations installed in Orange Mound
Claudette Boyd, president of the Orange Mound Parade Committee, said the effort will ensure Orange Mound “is not left out of the (holiday) celebration.”
Topic: Shelby County Commission
RSSThere are 926 article(s) tagged Shelby County Commission:
-
November 2019
-
-
Funding demands for Shelby County Register of Deeds Shelandra Ford still unmet
A month after Shelby County Register of Deeds Shelandra Ford told county elected officials that without more money she wouldn't manage their records, the County Commission did not approve funding to hire more archives workers.
-
Security cameras on the way for all of Shelby County
The various Shelby County law enforcement agencies will oversee implementation of a new security camera program for the county, according to a resolution approved Monday by the County Commission to establish program guidelines.
-
County Commission transfers money to test children for lead exposure
The Shelby County Commission voted Monday to transfer $80,000 to the Health Department to cover the cost to test potentially 19,000 students at 35 schools where excessive levels of lead were found in water sources.
-
County Commission committee recommends Raleigh TIF proposal
The full Shelby County Commission is set to vote on the Raleigh TIF district Nov. 18 and Memphis City Council must also approve it before it goes into effect.
-
Commissioners hear Harris’ solid waste services plan for Northaven
If the plan is approved, Shelby County could start providing solid waste services to Northaven residents by spring 2020.
-
Public transit can help environment, experts tell Commission
A former EPA official told Shelby County commissioners Wednesday the county can fight pollution by investing in public transportation.
-
Shelby County Commissioners updated on lead levels in school water systems
Shelby County Schools officials Wednesday assured county commissioners that the 60 water sources in schools with high lead levels are being addressed, while county health department officials say risk to students is minimal.
-
County satisfied corrections division director lives in Shelby
Shelby County officials have completed an investigation into where Anthony Alexander, corrections division director, lives and found he is in compliance with residency requirements.
-
Process for buying, placing security cameras for Shelby County Commission districts progresses
A Shelby County Commission committee has agreed on the process of buying security cameras for all 13 commission districts.
-
Harris bringing reinforcements for county commission pitch on transit funding
Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris will bring in local health department officials and a national environmental advocate to help make the case to county commissioners Wednesday to invest in transit to aid the environment.
-
Hotline opens for residents impacted by Oct. 21 storm
A hotline has been set up by Shelby County officials to help residents impacted by the Oct. 21 storm.
-
U of M will get $1 million from county for swim facility, with conditions
The University of Memphis will receive $1 million from Shelby County government under a resolution approved by the County Commission Monday that does not include any mandates for when it will pay all university employees $15 an hour.
-
County Commission votes ‘no confidence’ on corrections chief
The Shelby County Commission passed a no-confidence vote Monday against Anthony Alexander, the corrections division director who is accused of living outside Shelby County.
-
A new Shelby County flag will likely have to wait a while
Shelby County Commissioner Mick Wright had hopes of unifying the county through a redesigned flag, but that won't happen right away.
-
-
October 2019
-
County investigating residency of Corrections Division director
Shelby County officials say they know Corrections Division Director Anthony Alexander has property in Atoka, Tennessee, in Tipton County. Now they’re investigating if that’s where he really lives, in violation of requirements he live in Shelby County.
-
County mayor wants new condition added to $1 million for U of M swim facility
Lee Harris wants the University of Memphis to give a timeline for when its lowest-paid workers will be paid $15 an hour as part of the release of $1 million budgeted for the university to update its swim facility.
-
Shelby County does not need a transit fee
Implicit in Mayor Lee Harris' $145 transit fee proposal is the notion that the county’s revenue is fully optimized, and that additional collections would be best directed toward bus subsidies, ahead of all other investments. I don’t agree with either of these assumptions.
-
Democratic county commissioners complain about early voting sites, hours
A letter from eight commissioners is the latest entry in a long-running debate about voting locations. Through Monday, Oct. 28, 84 early votes had been cast in the two council district contests. Early voting continues through Nov. 9 and election day in Districts 1 and 7 is Nov. 14.
-
Task force to attack declining property values in Orange Mound gets OK
A task force approved by the Shelby County Commission will look for ways to reverse the devaluation of property in Orange Mound.
-
Commission supports controls on title loan companies
Shelby County Commission is asking the Tennessee General Assembly to cap interest rates on title loan companies.
-
Commission supports end to tax on menstrual products
The Shelby County Commission approved a resolution Monday that asks the Tennessee General Assembly to remove sales taxes on menstrual products.
-
County Commission committee approves Orange Mound task force
The creation of the Orange Mound Initiative Task Force was approved Wednesday by a Shelby County Commission Committee. The task force is charged with addressing the devaluation of real estate in historic Orange Mound.
-
County Commission committee endorses ending sales tax on menstrual products
Arlington High student Ainsley Feeney asks the Shelby County Commission to support state legislation to end sales taxes on menstrual products.
-
Shelby County Commission committees contemplate task force to aid Orange Mound
A Shelby County Commission committee is being asked to approve a task force that would address the devaluation of real estate in Orange Mound.
-