First-term City Councilman Jim Strickland moved one step closer to getting into the City of Memphis special mayoral election scheduled to take place sometime this fall after the expected resignation of Mayor Willie Herenton.
Strickland announced to the Facebook group "Draft Jim Strickland for Memphis City Mayor" that he had appointed community activist Paula Casey as his treasurer for what he termed an ongoing "exploratory effort."
In his note to the group's members -- which now number more than 1,000 -- Strickland wrote: "Now is the time for new leadership in our city. Over the last 18 months, the 'new council' has successfully fought to hire more police officers and make crime the number one priority of city government. In addition, I proposed a city budget that provided for essential city services and a tax decrease. In order to evaluate our chances of success in the mayor's race, I must appoint a treasurer for an exploratory effort."
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