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Memphis City Council approves multimillion-dollar park, police and firefighter funding packages
Summary
The council approved multiple funding measures Dec. 16, including a DOJ grant to the police, $3.9 million for Bellevue Tennis Center phase two, $2.1 million for 10 park projects and $2.6 million in community grants; it also announced a 2% raise for firefighters and funding for female locker rooms.
The Memphis City Council on Dec. 16 approved a series of funding measures to support parks, public safety and community nonprofits, council leaders said in a post-meeting recap.
Council leaders said the council voted to accept more than $630,000 from the U.S. Department of Justice to support Memphis Police Department efforts to reduce violent crime. The council also passed a resolution allocating more than $3,900,000 for phase two of the Bellevue Tennis Center project, which includes design work for improvements at Jesse Turner Park Campus and the Audubon Park Golf Clubhouse.
A separate resolution approved the appropriation of more than $2,100,000 in Accelerate Memphis funds to 10 Memphis Parks projects, Swearingen Washington said. The council additionally approved…
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