Throughout the city, there are various signs, banners, and decorations mounted on utility and streetlight poles. Basically, this space is "rented" out to various businesses and neighborhood groups in exchange for a fee.
In November, the MLGW Board of Commissioners approved a resolution authorizing excess revenue from the signs, banners, and decorations to go toward the Plus-1 program.
Plus-1 is a program administered by the Metropolitan Inter-Faith Association (MIFA) to pay utility services for people in need. MLGW customers fund the program through one-time donations or by adding a dollar or more to their utility bill each month. Since its inception in 1982, Plus-1 has provided millions of dollars in assistance to families in crisis in Memphis and Shelby County.
This new resolution will provide more than $25,000 to Plus-1 annually.
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