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Downtown Memphis Commission seeks budget approval as council presses for detail on Block by Block, toilets and development plan
Summary
DMC presented its FY 2026 Central Business Improvement District budget and a new Block by Block contract to the City Council; council members asked for financial detail, performance metrics and a broader downtown development plan.
Shandell Ryan, president and COO of the Downtown Memphis Commission, presented the DMC’s FY 2026 budget to City Council committees on May 20 and described the organization’s shift to a Block by Block contract for downtown cleaning, safety and hospitality services.
Ryan said the DMC is the city’s central business improvement district and that most of its work — safety and hospitality, clean and green, beautification, marketing and events — is funded through the CBID assessment rather than city or county taxes. The presentation outlined roughly $4.8 million in projected assessment revenue for the coming year, a modest conservative increase for a reassessment year, and noted a one-time equipment purchase intended to reduce three-year…
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