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Getting It Right in City Hall

  Memphis Mayor A C Wharton has an ambitious agenda that he laid out during his campaign, but one goal he set surpasses all of them for its audaciousness: To make Memphis one of the country’s best-run cities. That is of...

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Boston PILOTs Bills for Nonprofits

  Several months ago, we wrote a post about the growing movement in some cities to get obtain PILOT (payment-in-lieu-of-taxes) payments from major nonprofits like hospitals. Boston, with large swaths of its land taken up by...

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Monetizing Hits Budget Radar

  There’s a lot of talk right now about plugging the City of Memphis budget hole by “monetizing” parking meters.  There are City Council members who are concerned about using one-time revenue opportunities...

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Pay Raises Raise Questions

The first reaction to the Memphis City Council’s vote in favor of a three per cent pay raise for its employees is disbelief. On the surface, it appears that a majority of the Council is more concerned about employees than...

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Since 2005, this has been Smart City Consulting’s blog with the aim of connecting the dots and providing perspective on issues and policies shaping Memphis.  Editor and primary author is Tom Jones, columnist, author of two books, and consultant on public policy.  Smart City Memphis was called one of the most intriguing blogs in the U.S. by the Pew Partnership for Civic Change; The (Memphis) Commercial Appeal wrote that “Smart City Memphis provides some of the most well-thought-out thinking about Memphis’ past, present, and future you’ll find anywhere,” and the Memphis Flyer said: “This incredibly well-written blog sets out to solves the city’s ills – from the mayor to MATA – with out-of-the-box thinking, fresh approaches to old problems, and new ideas. If you have questions, submissions, or ideas for posts, please email Tom Jones, at tjones@smartcityconsulting.com.

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