Jackson Jambalaya

I would suspect Gunn's reaction has more to do with the fact Ross Adams is the one asking the questions. Ross Adams has dealt unethically with Gunn in the past and I'm sure Gunn has no interest in talking to him again.

Why would the Mayor of Jackson want to move the tax commission to downtown jackson?? the landmark building, which was what would have been bought for the Commission HQ, would then be taken off of the tax rolls. This would potentially cost Jackson more money than if the Landmark Bldg was used for a private sector purpose by a ad-valorum tax paying entity.

Let's see Democratic Senator Blount go out and tell the 6300 registered voters in Clinton that he represents that the jobs and tax dollars helping bolster Clinton's local economy need to be forcibly extracted and given to the woefully dysfunctional in downtown Jackson.

Or is stealing these jobs and taxes from a hard working city like Clinton with one of Mississippi's four STAR rated -- the top rating -- public school districts political payback by Democratic Senator Blount since he lost the Clinton precincts last November with only 45% of the vote?

If the discussion is going to be politics then let's discuss why Belhaven resident Democratic Senator David Blount is trying to screw over a city in his district that didn't support him in the last election.

Keep dreaming 1:25. DT Jxn is now almost 40% EMPTY.

Wasn't the recommendation for the state to LEASE space in the Landmark Building, leaving the landlord to pay property taxes rather than removing it from the tax rolls?

It hasn't taken but three months from the Republicans to disappoint their supporters and prove that they are either unable or unwilling to take the actions necessary to move this state from the bottom of the rankings in every imaginable category. Unfortunately there is no credible party to turn too. Watching Bryant follow Haley is like watching a toddler trying to walk in his father's shows - cute but very quickly tiresome.

Back some years ago, they could have purchased the old Allstate Bldg for a steal. However, Musgrove and his chief of staff gave it to Jackson State. They now rent it out for parties.

They could have bought the old Gayfers bldg at Metro for 2M, already fiber optic and necessary wiring.

Now you are telling me we are paying 68K a month for this dump. An embarrassment to the state.

Let's see Democratic Senator Blount go out and tell the 6300 registered voters in Clinton that he represents that the jobs and tax dollars helping bolster Clinton's local economy need to be forcibly extracted and given to the woefully dysfunctional in downtown Jackson.

Or is stealing these jobs and taxes from a hard working city like Clinton with one of Mississippi's four STAR rated -- the top rating -- public school districts political payback by Democratic Senator Blount since he lost the Clinton precincts last November with only 45% of the vote?

If the discussion is going to be politics then let's discuss why Belhaven resident Democratic Senator David Blount is trying to screw over a city in his district that didn't support him in the last election.

The Republicans haven't disappointed their supporters on this.

Gunn doesn't give a shit. His people don't give a shit. BFD he thinks. Well as our capital city dies, a part of our Mississippi soul does as well.

These simpleton hicks will never understand the importance of a strong state capital.

Gunn doesn't give a shit. His people don't give a shit. BFD he thinks. Well as our capital city dies, a part of our Mississippi soul does as well.

Who is the simpleton?

You can paint it any way you like but Gunn and "his people" aren't remotely responsible for the epic failure that is Jackson.

To add to the insult of employees having to work in this erector set of an 'office building', this afternoon the sewage system failed.

No bathroom facilities for 300 employees.

Hey ... that makes sense ... bathrooms don't work ... let's go drop $14 million + bond interest into the Jackson toilet to make it all better ... what a simpleton.

Mississippi's "soul" has nothing to do with the FACT that the "Capitol City" HAS died.

Some of you are probably old enough (and might have been players) to remember the old 'Capital Commission'. Or was it spelled 'Capitol'. The 'situation' with the tax department is penny-ante compared to the shenanigans of that group thirty-forty years ago.

I love Jackson, my neighborhood, conveniences, people, restaurants, arts, inexpensive cost of living, wonderful health care, symphony, museums, proximity to "big" cities. Heck, it is a great place to live and raise a family. Sorry you are so unhappy 8:38.

"inexpensive cost of living"

You must not own property April 18, 2012 10:51 AM because Jackustan's prop tax millage is the highest around by a wide margin.

"a great place to live and raise a family"

How many children do you have currently attending JPS schools?

11:24. I sent them to Prep. JPS is very lacking. What has that got to do with my enjoying living here?

Comparing Jackson's millage with the bedroom communities around us is humorous at best. Compare to Memphis or Plano, Tx.

I love living here. Enjoyed NEJSO, Little League baseball on Lakeland, St. Paddys on and on. Whole Foods likes it too.

You sound like a depressed little twit.

1:01, if you are going to accuse Mr. Adams of acting unethically with Gunn in the past, how about some facts? Otherwise, it looks like you are just making an unsubstantiated allegation against the reporter to deflect attention from the fact that the Speaker of the House ran away like a punk a-- b---h.

I'm not saying you're lying. Perhaps past history with Adams is why the Speaker ran away like a punk a-- b---h. But some facts to support your claims against Adams would be helpful.

2:59, the Republicans in the Legislature have been too busy this session trying to replace the Mississippi Code with the King James Bible to worry about frivolous things like moving the State forward.

(not for pub. ~ KF; you're obviously not familiar with the antics of the Capital Commission, that state appointed body that controlled every square of state property from the 60s through the 90s)..........thus the prior attempt to post.)

The state pays over $800,000 for a shed that floods, and they pay for utilities as well. What does that come out to?

$1.3MM per year total.