Editorial: Don’t Let Costs Block Needed Reforms

In response to reports that Shelby County Commissioners are concerned with the cost of Juvenile Court reforms, editors at the Commercial Appeal write that the “commission should have a formal voice in what is happening with the reforms.” But “at the same time…should be a voice of flexibility and cooperation, not obstructionism.” It concludes “it would be a shame if [changes] were derailed by stubbornness over…cost.”