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Council adopts joint ‘Building Home Program’ ordinance to spur property reuse and equity reporting
Summary
The Memphis City Council adopted a joint city‑county ordinance establishing a Building Home Program under the Tennessee Homestead Act; the County required future amendments to the implementation plan be enacted by ordinance and the council added measurement requirements to address racial equity metrics.
The Memphis City Council on June 24 approved a joint ordinance establishing the Memphis and Shelby County Building Home Program under the Tennessee Homestead Act and adopted accompanying language clarifying amendment and reporting procedures.
The ordinance, Ordinance No. 5946, was presented as a joint measure with Shelby County and was up for third and final reading. Director John Zena said the County Commission made several changes on third reading that the city needed to mirror, including requiring that future…
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