Jackson Jambalaya

Just when I thought our city administration couldn't get any more incompetent.

Maybe Jackson needs a commission to manage the collection and billing of accurate water meter readings. Any of the 3000+ water thieves been indicted yet?

What street does the Mayor live on? Just wondering if it's been paved or if he is fighting busted tired and rims like the rest of us.

I've got the perfect solution.

We should hire a consultant to manage the consultants.

Going to get my alignment today!!!
But the money I pay for it will be invested into another city, not Jackson. The cycle has to stop somewhere!

Jackson can save money by not replacing speed limit signs, because you cannot speed on these streets.

Here's a solution:
Put two bags of quickcrete in every city vehicle each day. Patrol cars, fire trucks, water dept, etc. Each day as they go out they throw a bag or two in a pothole. No need to open it or add water. The traffic will bust the bag and the next rain will do the rest.
I know it may not be the "engineer's specs" for repairs, but it worked for the parking lot of a hardware store I worked great in for years!

Dear Margaret Barrett -

How about resurfacing Riverside Drive? Or haven't you driven it in the last 20 years?

I will say, though, that Wesley Avenue is damn near a gravel road. The last time I went to OffBeat I almost lost my suspension.

Why are you trying to mess with my favorite slalom course in Jackson?

KF. Can't you read? The ONE contract that the Mayor has gotten issued over the past 12 months is a contract for consultants to manage the consultants. It takes care of his campaign supporters and managers and is supposed to do what his PW department should be doing.

KF - can you get a copy of the amounts for the subcontractors. Interested in what some of these consultants outside of the legal world are actually doing?

Thank God we have a commission, no telling what these fools would have spent the money on without some oversight.

Riverside Drive was included in the projects approved by the Commission in spring of 2015. City hasn't hired an engineer yet for the project. Same situation as most all the other projects included in the approval for the first $15 million. But once the engineers are under contract, there's still the matter of Riverside is going to cost some $12 - $17 million to rebuild unless reduced in scope as has been proposed by some folks. Not likely to find that amount of money for that part of town any time soon with this administration.

Since FLOTUS is speaking at JSU later this month there will be a flurry of street improvements along her route to put on the best face for the City.

Priester said the solution starts with making sure everyone on the water system is receiving bills and that those bills are accurate.

"It's unacceptable that we switched over to a new billing system in August and people are still getting estimated bills and innacurate bills in April," he said.

Priester. The meters aren't getting read. The bills don't go out to all parties every month. The bills are estimated and inaccurate.

And you see no other solution but to increase rates?

Priester, when will the over 3000+ known water thieves be indicted?

JACKSON IS A FUCKING DISASTER.

How much money could Jackson borrow (bond initiative) using this income stream?

It will take 1 billion to address all city water/sewer street needs.

2:30, I doubt if anyone would buy the bonds.

Briarwood? Does anyone use Briarwood to go anywhere other than to Ridgewood? Geez. Why not Ridgewood or Northside? Northside is friggin terrible from Ridgewood all the way to 49.

Probably Briarwood from I55 to North State. You don't think they'd actually fix anything in NEJackson, do you? You hand over your votes, hand over your money and then assume the position.

What a disaster. Yarber is as bad as Melton and Johnson. I can't believe I'm saying this, but it's too bad Chokwe isn't still around.

Good thing Butler Snow and the usual suspects have gotten theirs while we, the citizens of Jackson have not gotten new roads. Maybe Robert "eyebrows" Smith could indict someone over this??

Chokwe was a disaster.

To be honest Jackson does not need to pave any streets until they find the source of the lead in the water supply. If not they will be wasting money because they will end up having to bust the newly paved roads up in order to repair the old pipes that are causing the elevated levels of lead. That money could be going towards getting every residence in the city of Jackson tested and equipped with water filters in order to make the water safe!!! This is a no brainier!!! Tony Yarber, we don't need a 6 month study we need immediate action. People are drinking lead. Hint just like FLINT MI. we have also switched some of our residents to the well water in south Jackson.. Start there!!!

CJ - not very well thought through. Not unlike Yarber, though, but just from a different mistake. Not all areas of Jackson have a problem with 'lead in their water'. I don't, and I'm quite happy with the water I am being supplied (and, BTW, paying for.)

But the roads I try to drive across need work. Now. Agreed that while repairing the roads, should repair the water and sewer lines underneath where needed. But that does not mean don't fix any roads until any and all water issues are fixed.

However - from my reading of what Tony is doing it has nothing at all to do with priorities but rather politics. And taking care of his political cronies. Latest new crony is now Ruuuuudy of Madison County. While he sues Madison to try to continue his screwing of them, he is now gotten onto the Jackson tit. We can all hope that he carries these officials of to the pokey with him one of these days.

If Jackson is really now hiring the deposed experts and cons from Madison County, the Jackson tour bus should head north and take a look at all the crumbling election asphalt that was laid down last summer.

It takes time to find out who will kick back some of the $26 million. Just when you think you have it all sewed up the person who is supposed to kick back some of the money gets greedy. It is very hard to find an honest criminal now days.

Rudy can't contract with Jackson. He doesn't have any black engineers on the payroll. Well, he doesn't have any engineers PERIOD on the payroll since all were laid off.

But y'all get my drift. He's not shown himself to be exactly an affirmative action employer.

12:43- For the right amount of palm grease, Rudy can probably get an 'exception' to the Jackson rule.

My business contributed to the collected tax revenue for over year before we moved across the street. Not sure, at this point which is better - Jackson or Ridgeland. Cuss. Neither are worth defending at this point.