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Shelby County government « Smart City Memphis
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Archive for the ‘Shelby County government’ Category. Laquo; Older Entries. Strong Mayors and Checks and Balances. By Smart City Memphis. City of Memphis Government. August 31st, 2016 12:36am CDT No Comments. Some years ago, before the current city and county mayors were in office, the separation of powers within local government blurred and it’s been difficult to put the genie back in the bottle ever since. The Shelby County Board of Commissioners are looking to muddy it even more with its […]. This post...
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Economic Development « Smart City Memphis
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Archive for the ‘Economic Development’ Category. Laquo; Older Entries. By Smart City Memphis. August 26th, 2016 12:17am CDT No Comments. Read More →. City Council Votes Yes On Smart Pot Policing. By Smart City Memphis. City of Memphis Government. August 24th, 2016 12:05am CDT 1 Comment. Read More →. An EDGE Approval That Can Curdle Your Milk. By Smart City Memphis. Planning and Urban Design. August 23rd, 2016 3:17pm CDT 5 Comments. The following is a proposal we received from a concerned Memphian: Paymen...
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What If You Held An Election and Nobody Came? | The Freedonian
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The Good, the Bad, and the Really, Really Stoopid in American Politics. Laquo; Sometimes, the Good Guys Win. Sometimes, Not So Much. The Television Will Not Be Revolutionary. What If You Held An Election and Nobody Came? October 8, 2007 by Rick Maynard. I’m not the most avid reader of the Smart City blog, but my friend and brother Leftwing Cracker sent me a piece of theirs today that raised my eyebrows— And didn’t all at the same time. Willie W. Herenton 16.38 percent. Carol Chumney 13.35 percent. The to...
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City of Memphis Government « Smart City Memphis
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Archive for the ‘City of Memphis Government’ Category. Laquo; Older Entries. Strong Mayors and Checks and Balances. By Smart City Memphis. City of Memphis Government. August 31st, 2016 12:36am CDT No Comments. Read More →. City Council Votes Yes On Smart Pot Policing. By Smart City Memphis. City of Memphis Government. August 24th, 2016 12:05am CDT 1 Comment. Read More →. Center for Neighborhood Technology Recommendations To Reduce Memphis Poverty. By Smart City Memphis. City of Memphis Government. In the...
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Taxation « Smart City Memphis
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Archive for the ‘Taxation’ Category. Laquo; Older Entries. TDZ Taxes The Understanding Of Its Facts. By Smart City Memphis. City of Memphis Government. April 10th, 2017 12:25am CDT No Comments. When The Commercial Appeal can write an article riddled with mistakes about the Tourism Development Zone like it did last week, it seems a good time to separate fact from fiction. Formally called Convention and Tourism Development Financing Act of 1998 (Tennessee Code Annotated 7-88-101), the concept […]. Planning...
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Needed: Investments In Children In Their Earliest Years « Smart City Memphis
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Needed: Investments In Children In Their Earliest Years. By Smart City Memphis. July 21st, 2015 12:42am CDT. Kevin Woods wears two hats, but regardless of which one he’s wearing, the importance of early childhood development is never lost on him. He’s executive director of the Workforce Investment Network (WIN) and Vice-Chairman of the Board of Education for Shelby County Schools. Because of his work in workforce development and in education, he is directly involved in a continuum that runs from short-te...
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Uncategorized « Smart City Memphis
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Archive for the ‘Uncategorized’ Category. Laquo; Older Entries. Funding the Greensward Parking Compromise Based on Fairness Rather Than Political Clout. By Smart City Memphis. April 11th, 2017 12:52am CDT 7 Comments. Read More →. Shelby County Population Down Fourth Consecutive Year. By Smart City Memphis. April 3rd, 2017 12:24pm CDT 13 Comments. Read More →. Gannett Does Memphis: The Massacre at 495 Union. By Smart City Memphis. March 30th, 2017 12:35am CDT 31 Comments. What has Gannett wrought? The cou...
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Trends and Issues « Smart City Memphis
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Archive for the ‘Trends and Issues’ Category. Laquo; Older Entries. Getting Rankled Over Rankings. By Smart City Memphis. September 2nd, 2016 12:56am CDT 1 Comment. It’s hard to imagine that other cities get as worked up as Memphis does when it ends up on one of the endless stream of cities’ lists that include words like “worst” or “most miserable.” Then again, maybe that’s a sign of progress. It wasn’t too […]. Read More →. Thrillist: Memphis Deserves A Place As A Great American City. Read More →. The M...
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Choices Made Memphis What It Is Today « Smart City Memphis
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Choices Made Memphis What It Is Today. By Smart City Memphis. August 10th, 2015 12:47am CDT. One of our favorite aphorisms is every system is perfectly designed to produce the results that it gets. Memphis is just such a system, and that’s why it’s surprising when the news media and others are stunned when a new study or ranking is released that shows Memphis as one of the most troubled cities, one of the most distressed cities, or a region with one of the highest poverty rates in the country. There’s no...
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The Big Win Took Place Before The Griz Took The Floor « Smart City Memphis
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The Big Win Took Place Before The Griz Took The Floor. By Smart City Memphis. July 23rd, 2015 12:32am CDT. It’s difficult, taking into account the shapeshifting that now transforms the Memphis persona for about half of each year, to remember how improbable it looked in 2001 that the Grizzlies would ever come here. There were the narrowest of votes by Shelby County commissioners to keep the dream alive. Eventually, a scientific poll showing that a majority of the public supported the project and a Uni...