https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/memphis-nine-park-projects-75-million 2026-09-06T11:30:00.578Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/memphis-nine-park-projects-75-million.jpg?v=1ajowbc Memphis Appropriated $7.5 Million to Nine Park Projects in About Five Minutes. Four of Them Have No Project Number. Memphis Parks Director Justice Bolden and a colleague seated at the committee table before the Memphis City Council Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-06T11:30:00.000Z Memphis Appropriated $7.5 Million to Nine Park Projects in About Five Minutes. Four of Them Have No Project Number. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/memphis-fiber-emergency-repair-fund-300000 2026-09-06T07:12:08.014Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/memphis-fiber-emergency-repair-fund-300000.jpg?v=14d2vzj Memphis Keeps $300,000 on Hand for Fiber Breaks. It Is Down to $90,000, and the Money Does Not Go Back. Augustine Boateng, Deputy Chief Information Officer for the City of Memphis Information Technology Division, speaks at a microphone before the Memphis City Council Budget Committee. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-06T00:15:00.000Z Memphis Keeps $300,000 on Hand for Fiber Breaks. It Is Down to $90,000, and the Money Does Not Go Back. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/shelby-county-compsych-eap-contract-143220 2026-09-06T04:21:51.898Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/shelby-county-compsych-eap-contract-143220.jpg?v=g02bw4 Shelby County Sent Its Employee Counseling Contract to Three Local Vendors. None of Them Bid. The $143,220 Award Went to the Only Company That Did. Asked how the local firms compare on capacity, the county's benefits administrator said the county does not know. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-05T21:30:00.000Z Shelby County Sent Its Employee Counseling Contract to Three Local Vendors. None of Them Bid. The $143,220 Award Went to the Only Company That Did. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/shelby-building-home-program-free-land-back-tax-waiver-75-fee 2026-09-06T04:34:54.948Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/shelby-building-home-program-fee-hero.jpg?v=n9zjf9 Shelby County Will Convey Vacant Land to Developers at No Cost, Waive the Back Taxes on It, and Charge $75 to Apply. One Applicant Can Take 10 Properties. The Building Home Program rewrite passed on its third reading with the fee amount stated aloud for the first time, in answer to a question from the floor. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-05T19:00:00.000Z Shelby County Will Convey Vacant Land to Developers at No Cost, Waive the Back Taxes on It, and Charge $75 to Apply. One Applicant Can Take 10 Properties. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/shelby-county-17-tax-delinquent-properties-sale-989999-short 2026-09-06T04:40:35.905Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/shelby-county-land-bank-17-properties-sale-hero.jpg?v=hiu0r8 Shelby County Sold 17 Tax-Delinquent Properties for $32,969.75 Above Asking. It Still Came Up $98,999 Short of the Back Taxes Owed on Them. Fifteen of the properties sold for less than the taxes owed. Every property that went to an out-of-town buyer sold for less than the taxes owed. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-05T16:30:00.000Z Shelby County Sold 17 Tax-Delinquent Properties for $32,969.75 Above Asking. It Still Came Up $98,999 Short of the Back Taxes Owed on Them. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/shelby-county-lead-warning-plumbing-permit-resolution 2026-09-06T04:18:29.721Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/shelby-county-lead-exposure-plumbing-permit-hero.jpg?v=gzuoj2 If MLGW Digs Up Your Water Line, You Get a Lead Warning. If You Hire Your Own Plumber, You Have Not. A County Resolution Would Close That Gap. The fix is a document handed over with every plumbing permit. It came from a resident who noticed the difference. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-05T14:00:00.000Z If MLGW Digs Up Your Water Line, You Get a Lead Warning. If You Hire Your Own Plumber, You Have Not. A County Resolution Would Close That Gap. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/memphis-medical-debt-17-million-12169-people 2026-09-05T14:36:45.086Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/memphis-medical-debt-17-million-12169-people-hero.jpg?v=1vnatu4 Memphis Spent $159,202.77 to Erase $17 Million in Medical Debt for 12,169 People. One Council Member Gave Her Entire Grant Budget to Do It. Courtney Werpy Story, Vice President of Government Initiatives at Undue Medical Debt, addresses the Memphis City Council during an Aug. 18, 2026 committee meeting about the city's medical debt relief program. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-04T23:00:00.000Z Memphis Spent $159,202.77 to Erase $17 Million in Medical Debt for 12,169 People. One Council Member Gave Her Entire Grant Budget to Do It. https://the901report.com/beats/shelby-county-commission/shelby-county-data-center-property-taxes-27-million 2026-09-05T08:39:44.567Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/shelby-data-center-property-taxes-27-million-hero.jpg?v=1y04ivb A Commissioner Asked Whether the Data Centers Are Paying Their Property Taxes. The Trustee Put the Figure at $27.7 Million on Three Properties. Shelby County Commissioner Britney Thornton, District 10, asks whether local data centers are current on their property taxes during a commission committee meeting, with a nameplate visible on the dais. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-04T22:00:00.000Z A Commissioner Asked Whether the Data Centers Are Paying Their Property Taxes. The Trustee Put the Figure at $27.7 Million on Three Properties. https://the901report.com/beats/city-council/mlgw-federal-utility-aid-application-center 2026-09-05T04:15:05.459Z hourly 0.9 https://juybtvtyokijmqwtqyuu.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/blog-hero-images/mlgw-federal-utility-aid-application-center-hero.jpg?v=1jle1ko Federal Utility Aid Got Harder and Smaller. MLGW Turned a Community Office Into an Application Center and Ran 13,649 People Through It. Memphis City Councilwoman Pearl Eva Walker, District 3, requests an update on MLGW's community application center during a council committee meeting. Memphis, Tennessee, USA https://the901report.com/legal The 901 Report en 2026-09-04T21:00:00.000Z Federal Utility Aid Got Harder and Smaller. MLGW Turned a Community Office Into an Application Center and Ran 13,649 People Through It.