Moments after Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton's announced delay of his resignation, members of the media are packed in the Memphis City Council's office waiting to speak with Memphis City Council chairman Myron Lowery, who was supposed to be sworn in as mayor pro tem on Friday.
Lowery is meeting with members of his staff, but he just walked out to speak with members of the media and is asking us for a few moments until he makes a comment.
He's saying legal issues are being worked out by city council attorney Allan Wade and presumably he's talking about the legal question Herenton raised in his letter earlier today - can the mayor pro tem stay on as a City Council member?
"But I'll be out soon, I just don't want to speak from the cuff until I have a moment to digest," Lowery just said. "This is all new to me. But it's all good, as far as I'm concerned. Life goes on."
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