Jackson Jambalaya

Follow up from my post last week about our business and our sewage woes. Councilman Stokes actually came by here last week. He called the Public Works Director on the phone in my presence and put me on the phone with him. He said he would get a truck by to fix our problem. As of today, we have seen no one from the City of Jackson. We STILL have raw sewage in our parking lot and running out into Livingston Rd. I have called Stokes' office repeatedly and gotten no feed back. I understand they are busy with water main breaks. However, if they had come by when we first called (at least a month and a half BEFORE the ice storm)this would be a non-issue.

It now says "office of the mayor". Funny.

Finally fixed “Officer of the Mayor”

If it takes that long to fix a typo, lord help those that are waiting on water pipe fixes.

@9:27am - Why are you still in Jackson again? At this point everything happening to you is on you for still being there.

KF, what is the likelihood for a state takeover of the water system after this non-stop disaster? Is there a political appetite for this?

Has the City been fixing this with their just their own crews? The last time the system was lost, surrounding cities sent crews to assist Jackson. They all met at the fairgrounds each morning and were assigned leaks to fix. MDOT had a crew that went around and cut the pavement. Then a crew would dog up the leak and fix it. Then a Jackson crew would come in and backfill the hole and the leak crew would move on.
Is anything like this being done now? Has baby Chuck asked for help at all?

Bottom line, Antar ain't receiving a plug nickel from the State or the Feds. So he's playing the race and victim card hard in the run up to the primary. His problem is people don't believe him. No traction.

@10:09 Why should we leave? Are we wrong to expect basic services and protection from law enforcement for our tax dollars? Are we wrong to have a centrally located office that is a fair location for all of our employees? And may I ask, where is your work located?

People who have never had a business think it is so easy to just pick up and move. Whatever...

Our church is in South Jackson, no water for days. All the people that are in the neighborhoods behind our church are ready for a change in leadership at the city. You can deal with a lot of stuff like robberies, shootings, but when you lose the basic necessities of life like water you are done. I get that vibe from a lot of the south jackson residents. They have had their gut full of this. These are tax paying people not renters, not freeloaders. They are ready for a change and they vote.

10:45 nailed it. Why isn't the "news media" asking and getting answers to these questions?

10:45, Baby Chok doesn’t play well with others. I doubt he wants any help from the white folks in the ‘burbs although I feel like they would be willing to help.

A state takeover would be political suicide. Nothing done by the state would make the powers that be in the city of Jackson happy. Sad, but true.

I am the person who pointed out the "officer of the mayor" and received criticism.

Well, one person can make a difference. LOL.

Apparently someone in the "Office of the Mayor" reads JJ's blog. Maybe one of the mayor's "officers."

“ Is anything like this being done now? Has baby Chuck asked for help at all?
March 2, 2021 at 10:45 AM”
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I think you already know the answer

It's really pathetic that two weeks later there are still broken water mains and people without water (but plenty of boo boo) in their houses.

What is the overwhelming demographic impacted by the city leadership's utter incompetence? Poor black citizens. Looks to me like the mayor is more interested in radicalizing the city than serving the thousands of black constituents in his city.

I just hope those constituents remember this when they vote for their next mayor.

If the State tried to take over , the City would file a Federal law suit and claim civil rights. Federal judges would side with City.

" I just hope those constituents remember this when they vote for their next mayor."

Seems the folks in South & West jackson agree.
The next Mayoral election should be interesting.

@5:54 - do the animals at the zoo have a vote? It seems everybody and everything else does, so why not them. They have no choice where they live.