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.
In a recent lawsuit, Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba asked the Hinds County Chancery Court to declare that the council cannot negotiate a contract nor amend his order for a local emergency, and that he has the prerogative to negotiate emergency contracts and present the same to the council.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe A. Lumumba chided the Jackson City Council on Feb. 24, 2022, for removing Richard’s Disposal’s name when approving a garbage-disposal emergency contract.
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