City Council: New transportation fee proposed to fund MATA

[Editor's note: Memphis Business Journal previews meeting highlights before each Memphis City Council meeting.]Discussion about a new transportation utility fee to fund the Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA), shorten the City of Memphis' paving cycle and other uses continues to percolate among the Memphis City Council.
The council is slated Tuesday, Oct. 9, to discuss the prospect of a transportation utility fee — something charged to property owners or users based on the estimated amou