Mayor Jim Strickland

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Popwell: This bill is essentially a bill to raise taxes throughout Shelby County. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Hyde: These areas exist today because Memphis extended sewers to allow for their development. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Hyde: Bill could be "devastating" to Memphis, and, by extension, Tennessee. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Hyde: Today, there are many more questions about this law than answers. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Mayors are finished. Speaking now: AutoZone founder J.R. "Pitt" Hyde and First Tennessee President & COO David Popwell. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

RT @RickLocker: Berke says the bill doesn't take into account all the financial obligations a city incurred in extending services. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

RT @jdylan901: De-annexation would be incredibly harmful for Memphis and increase inequalities. Appreciate @MayorMemphis's fight. https://t… — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

RT @kempsuper9: The main point is the unpredictability of it all & how it affects budget, taxes, bond debt, etc https://t.co/BG95YBvTwF — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Mayor @AndyBerke now speaking about his concerns with this deannexation bill. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

RT @Local24Brad: Knoxville mayor: "There's no groundswell of support" in Knoxville for this bill. — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayor Rogero from Knoxville now speaking about her reservations with the bill. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Mayor: Memphis used to extend sewer systems into county with the known plan that the area would be annexed in time. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Mayor: Please, do not turn back the clock on our progress. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Mayor: These statistics would greatly harm our ability to create jobs. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Mayor: We could fall from the 23rd largest city in the country to the 33rd. Poverty, crime rates would go up, too. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Mayor: These annexations were done pursuant to the laws adopted by this legislature, and upheld in courts. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Mayor: This bill does not provide for the deannexed areas to pay toward the pension and OPEB liabilities. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Mayor: If this deannexation bill passes, we stand to harm a new era of smart, stable, disciplined leadership in Memphis. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Mayor: Memphis is really coming together. It's a new day in Memphis and we're trying to make it a better Memphis for all. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

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Mayor Strickland will be joined at the table by Mayor Madeline Rogero of Knoxville and Mayor Andy Berke of Chattanooga. /kv — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

RT @MemphisChamber: Chamber leadership & biz leaders have joined @MayorMemphis & Council members in Nashville on De-Annexation. /cm https:/… — PolitiTweet.org

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Chairman Yager has gaveled in the committee. Stream live here: https://t.co/DksJ8ezrfp /kv — PolitiTweet.org

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Our staff will be sharing updates from my remarks and the hearing on this account. Follow along. https://t.co/py9qW3SZkj — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Great to see @MphsCtyCouncil members @WorthMorgan5 and @kempsuper9 here in Nashville today, partnering our effort. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

We've arrived at Legislative Plaza for today's Senate State & Local Government Committee meeting. https://t.co/GgbMbM26Yh — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Came with key members of my administration to Nashville today to talk with senators about the deannexation bill. https://t.co/bKxV3gGTSp — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

RT @memphisnews: The Better Memphis Fund, with help from @MayorMemphis, raised $55K to help expunge records. https://t.co/aWlwwBcz8v https:… — PolitiTweet.org

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Yes! https://t.co/ZWuaXqy6LF https://t.co/W0X5T2BCxn — PolitiTweet.org

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A big thank you to the anonymous donor who pledged $25K if we could match it. We did, and we'll now work on 100+ expungements. — PolitiTweet.org

Mayor Jim Strickland @MayorMemphis

Wow! Thanks to your generosity, tonight's event raised $55,000 to pay for expungements for those who qualify. Thank you! — PolitiTweet.org