Arlington mayor writes letter opposing recent Shelby County Health Department restrictions
Arlington mayor opposes Shelby County Health Department directive By Chris Luther | December 29, 2020 at 6:29 PM CST - Updated December 29 at 6:41 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - The Shelby County Health Department is receiving backlash for restrictions that some elected officials say are causing suffering.
The mayor of Arlington, Tennessee has sent a letter to SCHD and Shelby County Mayor Lee Harris opposing the health department’s safer-at-home order and Health Directive 16 limiting capacity in restaurants to 25%.
Arlington Mayor Mike Wissman writes in his letter that the city has made every effort to be a good partner with the health department but he believes their most recent health directive has gone too far.
Municipal mayors say more restrictive health department orders could permanently harm businesses
New Shelby County health directive in the works By Kendall Downing | December 18, 2020 at 6:06 PM CST - Updated December 18 at 6:13 PM
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (WMC) - Monday, the Memphis City Councilâs executive session will take up a resolution to support the issuance of a Safer At Home order by the Shelby County Health Department.
A copy of the resolution publicized Friday does not include specific details of what the order would entail. The online meeting is set for Monday at 10 a.m.
Earlier this week, Shelby County Health Department Director Alisa Haushalter said future restrictive efforts would require cooperation of elected bodies amid criticism of health department authority.