Mayor Goes Virtual


Wharton to Host Virtual Town Hall

Memphis Mayor A C Wharton Jr. will host a three-way virtual town hall meeting Wednesday that links City Hall to citizens in Cordova and Hickory Hill.

The 6 p.m. session will focus on the city’s budget and school funding. Wharton and his administration are working on a list of options for the Memphis City Council to consider to come up with $57 million in funding two courts have ordered the city to pay the Memphis City Schools system.

Wharton and his division directors will be at City Hall. Citizens will gather at Bert Ferguson Community Center at 8505 Trinity Road in Cordova and Hickory Hill Community Center at 3910 Ridgeway Road. The three groups will be linked by computer.