04/5/19

MATA Announces Free Rides on April 25: Get On Board Day

The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) will give free rides on all MATA vehicles on Thursday, April 25 in recognition of Get on Board for Public Transit Day. Sponsored by the American Public Transportation Association, this national day of recognition has been established to support public transit to further acknowledge that every segment of American communities benefits from public transportation.

For example, every $1 invested in public transportation generates $4 in economic returns.

To learn more quick facts about the value of public transportation, visit https://www.apta.com/mediacenter/ptbenefits/Pages/default.aspx.

03/26/19

Pet Fostering 101

Have you been curious about fostering, but don’t know where to start? Join us for Fostering 101, an informative session on what it means to be a foster parent to a homeless dog, puppy, cat or kitten in Memphis.

From basic information to specific opportunities available both at Memphis Animal Services and with our rescue partners – this no obligation session will get you started in exploring the ways you can help us save lives by temporarily opening your home to a foster pet (or pets)!

Have a question about fostering you’d like answered? Let us know!

Thursday, March 28 6-7:30 pm

Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library

Meeting Room C

3030 Poplar

Memphis, TN 38111

03/23/19

MATA Job Fair – March 28

Looking for a new job? The Memphis Area Transit Authority (MATA) is hosting a job fair specifically focused on hiring bus operators and gas and diesel mechanics from 10 a.m.-2 p.m. on Thursday, March 28 on a MATA bus parked at the corner of Watkins Street and Levee Road.

Interested applicants are encouraged to bring a resume and be prepared to interview onsite. For additional information on jobs available at MATA, please visit www.matatransit.com and click on Career Opportunities at the bottom of the home page to learn information about open positions.

All MATA employees are employed by Mid-South Transportation Management, Inc.(known as MTM) which is an equal opportunity M/F/V/H employer that supports a drug and alcohol free workplace.

03/15/19

Individual Posing As Memphis Animal Services Officer

CITIZEN ALERT: Memphis Animal Services has received reports in the Berclair area of an individual posing as an MAS officer, attempting to take people’s pets. This Local Memphis story has all the information you need about confirming the identity of any of our officers.

If anyone comes to your house claiming they’re an animal control officer and says you must surrender your pet, check the following:
✔️ They are driving an official MAS vehicle with government tags
✔️ They are in official MAS uniform
✔️ They have a badge, city ID, radio, and safety gear.

If you question any officer’s legitimacy, you can always call 545-COPS to confirm the officer’s identity via their badge number.

02/27/19

How To Report Street Light Outages

Don’t be left in the dark. Reporting a street light outage is very simple. You can visit our website at MLGW.com or call 901-544-6549.

Help us keep our neighborhoods safe by reporting damaged street lights.

02/22/19

Neighborhood Meeting – Mayor Strickland

We appreciated Mayor Strickland stopping by last night to talk about where Memphis has been and where we’re going. Good news about crime (down slightly), economic growth (up) and potholes (everywhere). There was a good Q&A session and the Mayor answered the questions candidly and honestly.

Great things are happening in Memphis and we’re glad to be a part.

You can follow Mayor Strickland on twitter at @MayorMemphis or online at https://www.memphistn.gov/

02/22/19

Helping Hands + Helping Paws Volunteer & Support Fair

Join us for the 2nd Annual Helping Hands + Helping Paws Volunteer & Support Fair, an event bringing together volunteers, fosters, and donors for animal rescue groups in Memphis!

Come out and visit with numerous animal support groups, who will each give a two-minute presentation on what they do and what they need. You can learn all the different ways you can help animals locally, whether that be through volunteering, fostering, adopting, donating, or other ways! Let’s all band together to help the animals!

This event is in collaboration with the Memphis Public Libraries and takes place at the Benjamin L. Hooks Central Library on Tuesday, February 26, from 7-9 p.m.

02/21/19

Memphis City Council Approves Water Rate Increase

(February 20, 2019) – The Memphis City Council approved an increase in water rates Tuesday night. The increase takes effect March 2019 and will be in place through February next year.

MLGW customers will see their water bills increase an average of 45 cents per month. The measure will raise roughly $2.5 million and help cover a projected 2019 deficit in the utility’s water division.

The council rejected proposals to raise MLGW rates that would have helped fund a five-year plan to overhaul the utility’s aging infrastructure. The MLGW Board of Commissioners met today and ratified the council-approved increase in water rates.

02/16/19

Scam Callers Target MLG&W Customers

Memphis Light, Gas and Water has received reports of two types of scam phone calls to customers.

One customer reports a scammer telling them to dial an 800 number to make payment or they would be disconnected. Upon calling the toll-free number, the customer got an automated message stating they had reached MLGW. Another MLGW customer reports a caller instructing her to go to a dollar store, add money to a debit card and call back for more instructions. While MLGW mails cut-off notices to customers and uses auto-dialers alerting them that payment must be made by a certain date to avoid cutoff,

MLGW service representatives do not personally call customers to request payment.

If you get such a call, you are urged to do the following:

• Hang up the phone.
• Never give out personal financial information over the phone.
• Call the MLGW Customer Care Center at 901-544-6549 if you have any concerns.
• Report it to your local police station if you have been scammed.
• Go to any of the five MLGW community business offices and speak with a credit counselor if you have problems paying your utility bill.