Jackson Jambalaya

Once owned a HVAC company that did work in the City of Jackson. Went to the permit department to gain proper permits for insurance coverage on work performed in the city. Was escorted out of the building by JPD. The officer was a true professional, but the city representative for the permit department was a total %&*#@. Learned a valuable lesson that day that I carry with me everyday. (Can't fix stupid & arrogant)

I have brought clients (investors/developers)in from other states and after they went through the permit process in Jackson they told me they would never do another project in Jackson and they have not. The opportunities have come around for projects and they will not even look at a deal in Jackson. That's just another reason my business is off 60%.............

Quit doing work in Jackson and Hinds county about 20 years ago.

Not worth it at any price.

Don't all of you happy people just love trashing Jackson? Does it make you feel 2 inches taller? Countdown for shitty rebuttal in 3..2..1.

FWIW I love living here. LOVE IT. SO FY.

6:34 Try getting a permit before you post your pro-Jackson BS. It is the absolute worst. The laziest most people assinine people in the world. Jackson truly is a third world country.

I agree with most, if not all of the criticisms offered towards the Permit Department, and the last time I checked I was Black.

I was a commercial contractor in Jackson for thirty years, and I, and my company, experienced the same inefficiency, moribund, uncaring and yes lazy attitudes and performance of that entire department.

Maybe they don't have enough staff, use antiquated equipment and have too many untrained folks, but somebody needs to shore up this department. This department represents the front door to Jackson's welcoming red carpet for private and public investors.

That Department needs new, dynamic and customer focused leadership. A "can do", "happy to see you", "you are our most valued customer", "service with a smile leadership.

My church had a multi million dollar new construction project delayed for a year because the ball was dropped between three different administrations.

Sure folks retired, drawings were miss-placed, correspondence was not followed up on, but seriously is that any way to run an airline (sorry, old school reference alert!)?

My understanding is that there have been some personnel changes in the Permit Dept recently, but not enough to reverse the lousy impression most of us who have dealt with them have had in the last 20 years. They are a microcosm of the general incompetence of Jackson staff across departments.