County Commission approves $2.5M restaurant, hospitality workers relief fund
Brittaney Gulley (left) practices the infrared temprature gun on fellow Half Shell employee Terra Sullivan on May 4, 2020. (Patrick Lantrip/Daily Memphian file)
Republican commissioners said their “no” votes were because of concerns about the use of county reserves to create the $2.5 million fund. Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris is asking Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee to reimburse the county funding with state money.
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