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The city purchased a private water system in 1902 and operated it as the Memphis Artesian Water Department. [4] The city later purchased the local portion of the electrical system of the Memphis Power and Light Company in 1939 for $15 million [5] and formed the MLGW Division. [4]
Solid waste fees are included in monthly Memphis Light, Gas and Water bills. Without paying for any utilities, the monthly MLGW bill would start at $56.05 during the first year of the fee increase.
The city of Memphis is split between two congressional districts. The western three-fourths of the city, including downtown, is within the Ninth Congressional District, which has been represented by Democrat Steve Cohen since 2007. Cohen was the first white Democrat to represent a significant portion of Memphis in more than 40 years.
The Memphis City Council approved Memphis Light, Gas & Water's $1.3 billion budget Tuesday evening. The utility plans to hire 36 people in 2025.
The city is served by Memphis-Shelby County Schools (formerly Shelby County Schools). On March 8, 2011, residents voted to dissolve the charter for Memphis City Schools, effectively merging it with the Shelby County School District. [145] After issues with state law and court challenges, the merger took effect the start of the 2013–14 school ...
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The boil water advisory currently affecting Memphis Light, Gas & Water's entire coverage area is expected to last into next week.. MLGW CEO Doug McGowen said Saturday evening that while 36 water ...
The project included construction of the interchange between the parkway and I-240, construction of the first one mile (1.6 km) of the parkway between I-240 and Ridgeway Road, widening a total of 3.5 miles (5.6 km) of I-240 within the vicinity of the project from six to eight lanes, and construction of collector-distributor lanes and ramps ...