Jackson Jambalaya

Isn't the area of Old Jackson rd and Sowell rd in the Canton Seperate School District?

What about this paragraph didn't you understand:

Although this area has been annexed into the city limits of Canton, there is case law from the Mississippi Supreme Court that distinguishes between city limit boundaries and school district boundaries. If apartments are built on this site, the Madison County School District will have the responsibility of educating children who reside there.

Oh the humanity! Kids of non-homeowners might end up in the Madison County Schools. The District will have to revise its "planning [and] demographic studies" and possibly revisit the sufficiency of recent "bond issues." Apartment-dwelling kids could end up in the same classrooms as kids with superficial, image-conscious, keeping-up-with-the-Joneses parents. Madison County School District parents will have to pay actual tuition to get the private school experience. Can't somebody stop this tragedy?

Well, well, well. Two substitute of trustee notices have been recently filed against Mr. Sartain and his wife by Bankplus. Another Steve Bryan?

Get over yourself. I watched up close apartments ruin NE Jackson. Chatham Village and its neighbors turned into hell holes. Section 8 tenants, drunks, thugs, oh, and lets not forget the Danny's strippers and all their cokehead friends.

Don't blame them one bit for fighting this. Apartments are harming Byram and Ridgeland has suffered from its apartment splurge years ago when it was just happy to get anyone from Jackson.

Can't blame Canton for their attempt. They make $ on taxes & don't have to educate the kids. Economic windfall for them.
Can't blame Madison for fighting it, either. Should be an interesting battle.
I'm pulling for the school system.

is kent accurate about Mississippi case law? it seems to me that annexation of an area would mean taking on education as well as police, fire and utility services. What logic would govern any case that says different?

thanks in advance if anyone knows this without doing a lot of legal research.

Anon 9:56

That is about as idiotic a remark and conclusion as saying the President of the United States is responsible for the oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Plain garbage. In other words, Zero relevance. You may not agree with Mike Kent but you would be better served in understanding his position when you see the current education budget, the forcast of revenues to support the budgest and growth plan for Madison County Schools.

Their are many children that live in apartments that are enrolled in Madison County Schools. Ridgeland has many apartment dwellers with children. Those children who are enrolled in public schools go to Madison County Schools. This said the pettiness of your writing displays a hint of jealousy and/or envy with a touch of contempt. I have been a great supporter of Madison County Public Schools for many years. I have two graduates from the system. Each with a first rate education that has led them to college and graduate schools of the highest caliber. One more about to enter 9th grade and he is doing well too.

One more thing. What makes Madison County so attactive to large companies to locate here and why Madison County continues to weather the economic storm better than other counties is the public education system of Madison County. If you doubt it, google it or call Dr. Phil Pepper, State Economist.

10:50 AM Is Madison or Rankin fairing better? R/E wise, I think Rankin is, but just curious your thoughts. I'm thinking Lost Rabbit, but then we have Arbor Landing.

apartments causes "drunks, thugs, oh, and lets not forget the Danny's strippers and all their cokehead friends"? Hahahahahaha. Way to show your ignorance, KF. I thought you were a freakin lawyer, dude? You're supposed to be able to understand the concept of causation.

Apartments simply bring in an element of folks with little connection to the overall community. SAY NO TO APARTMENTS! We did over here on the Rez!

11:05, I'm sure some regret your causation.

Anon 10:58

My comments were not expressing superiority of one county over another but one of defending Madison County public school system and pushing back the idiotic knee jerk remarks of Anon 9:56.

Rankin County has a very good public school system and economic development in the county is robust. With a little research, it would not be difficult to discern which county is fairing better through the economic storm. A more interesting question would be why Rankin County continues to grow during this dismal recovery. (If we are really in economic recovery.)

12.26 PM...my sentiments exactly. While the recession hit jobs pretty hard, MS is the type of place folks will make due. I don't really think beyond the jobs issue, Rankin/Madison really suffered. Expansion slowed, yes, but I believe that this area has shown a resilience and it has almost convinced me to stick around.

BTW, did not take your comments as superiority, was looking for an honest assessment of the situation.

Also, Rankin is not growing its tax base through apartments. Its growing it through business and through expanding residential single family homes. Just don't tell the strippers about it.

The school district and the germantown/panther creek residents don't want commercial development (water park/amphitheatre) and now they do not want residential development? What happened to free enterprise and capitalism?