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Commission rejects 30‑day pause on Frasier High School funding after contentious debate
Summary
The commission voted down a proposed moratorium that would have delayed the county's recently allocated capital funds for Frasier High School. Supporters said the pause would force accountability at the school board; opponents said it would penalize a long‑waited project and increase costs. The amendment to cut a proposed 90‑day pause to 30 days,
The Shelby County Board of Commissioners voted against a resolution that would have placed a moratorium on the county’s recently amended capital allocation to Memphis‑Shelby County Schools for the new Frasier High School.
Commissioners debated whether the move — described by supporters as a brief pause to force accountability by the school board — would stall a long‑sought project in an underinvested neighborhood or would be an appropriate check on school board decisions.
Commissioner Amber Mills, sponsor of the original moratorium language, described the measure as “teeth” to push the school board to reconsider recent…
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