It appeared for about five minutes that Memphis Mayor Willie Herenton had scrapped his resignation plans
A spokesperson for the mayor sent an e-mail at 4:45 p.m. today informing Memphis City Council chairman Myron Lowery that Herenton was rescinding his June 25 notice of and ensuing date of retirement as Memphis mayor.
All other notices and correspondence heretofore are hereby rescinded, Herenton wrote.
While the letter seemed to cancel his resignation plans, Herenton spokeswoman Toni Holmon-Turner confirmed that Herenton's plans to retire on July 30 are still a go.
The letter, she said, was simply a formality to officially make the June 25 letter null and void.
"He's still retiring, trust me," Holmon-Turner said.
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