Jackson Garbage-Pickup Mess Unresolved As Deadline Looms
Jackson, Miss., officials are still reviewing proposals for the next vendor to handle trash collection in the city.
Jackson, Miss., officials are still reviewing proposals for the next vendor to handle trash collection in the city.
The Jackson City Council denounced CBS News’ portrayal of Mississippi’s capital city in a resolution Tuesday that accused the network of depicting “the most hideous scenes” in a “60 Minutes’ episode that featured an interview with former Jackson State University football coach, Deion Sanders.
The City of Jackson is now facing the possibility of up to $75,000 in fines from the State because residents have had to go without garbage pickup services since April 1, after the Jackson City Council rejected Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba’s proposed six-year contract with Richard’s Disposal.
The latest Jackson garbage crisis is part of a long-running dispute between the mayor and the city council, which prompted a series of emergency garbage disposal contracts in the capital city.
Jackson Ward 6 Councilman Aaron Banks organized a town hall for the federally appointed Jackson water system administrator Ted Henifin to speak with some of the people the repeated water crisis hit hardest.
Department of Parks and Recreation Director Ison B. Harris Jr. unsuccessfully pushed for the funding of a fireworks display for the Juneteenth celebration in Jackson.
The Jackson City Council repeatedly voted down awarding a contract to Louisiana-based Richard’s Disposal after the mayor presented it following the request-for-proposal process and again for a one-year emergency contract at an emergency meeting on April 1, 2022.
Jackson Department of Parks and Recreation Director Ison B. Harris Jr. said the donation from late attorney Robert B. Childers will help the Jackson Zoo acquire new animal exhibits, among other endeavors.
Vice President Kamala Harris came to the 82.4% Black town of Greenville to talk about the Biden administration’s efforts to ensure that small business owners get resources they need to rebuild, especially in underserved communities like Greenville.
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