Tuesday, March 2, 2021

One Step Forward, Two Steps Back

 Sal and Mookies announced it will be closed today. The restaurant opened yesterday but unfortunately the good news was short-lived.  The restaurant announced earlier today that it will open at 4 PM.  Unfortunately, the Jackson water system did not cooperate.  Sal and Mookies just announced it will not reopen today thanks to a lack of water. 

17 comments:

Anonymous said...

I can understand why an established restaurant or other business would try to make it in Jackson. But why would any new business depending on water security, competitive taxes, police protection & a growing customer base ever locate in Jackson.

Anonymous said...

I know it's a broken record, but these are all signs of poor city management. Crumbling infrastructure and rampant crime, fueling a receding tax base. The whole idea of preventative maintenance is so that when the $hit hits the fan, your system is whole and you're ready to deal with any breaches. And, you can't blame the last guy, because you got elected with promises to make things better.

Anonymous said...

The Malawi Water Project is championed by many within the Jackson Metro area.

And while this project is much needed on the African continent, seems to me water for our own people should take priority . . . at least for another few weeks.

Anonymous said...

Thanks you Harvey Johnson for 16 years of not doing jack.

Anonymous said...

Good reminds me of Ben Allen, ex-city councilman who just never would shut about how great Jackson was about to become. The 'loft apartment vision' guy. Things are about to turn around. This is our year. Downtown improvement is just around the corner. Just a matter of months...Things are gonna bust loose in J-Town when the pressure builds back up and the pizza ovens reach 400. Y'all come. But make it before dark.

Anonymous said...

It's 2021 and we have major cities in the U.S. that cannot provide her residents with basic services such as water, police protection or adequate education. For all the advances we have made in the U.S., some cities still seem like third world countries.

Anonymous said...

Amen 2:42. The issues that created this year's water crisis is due to the mismanagement of normal maintenance on the treatment plants. Its not the aged infrastructure that has not been maintained over the past two decades (including the current Mayor's term and the three before him) but on the failure to keep the redundancies in operational condition within the two plants.

Because the city has not collected water (sewer and garbage) bills for several years now except for those users that feel honor bound to pay them, they don't have the money to pay salaries and basic ongoing expenses. They have pissed away millions of dollars in reserve funds to keep the doors open, and when equipment broke down at the plants, they moved in the second team redundancies (which is why they are there) but didn't spend the money to tape up and rehab the first team equipment.

Weather emergency occurs, which had been forcast for several days, and the equipment failed. With the redundant equipment being out of commission, the plants shut down causing a massive pressure drop throughout the system.

Blame it on whoever, Chuckie, the balls in your court on this one. Aren't you glad it happened after the filing deadline to qualify for office - otherwise the ballot wouldn't be large enough to hold all the names of folks that would be wanting to run against you.

PittPanther said...

3:37pm are we supposed to believe that Jackson mayors only started ignoring maintenance beginning with Harvey Johnson? Why are you letting Ditto off the hook, as I'm sure he skipped out on maintenance as well.

Anonymous said...

Can anyone explain or point me to an article that tells what's going on with the water in Jackson? Why is it not working and when will it work again?

Anonymous said...

Two more weeks. LOL

Anonymous said...

I do not have intimate knowledge of the Jackson system, but will take a stab at it; the PSI that I suppose they like to discuss is the outlet pressure at the treatment plant to the city water system(after treatment).
The main lines from those (2) facilities distribute water thru the city, and as pressure in the lines builds, voila! the water is forced vertically into available elevated tanks. As pressure stabilizes, treated water volume is decreased as necessary.

However, with the plethora of breaks, there is too much bleeding and the water does not make it to other areas due to lack of volume.

So I am guessing at this time, the plants are running at their present maximum capacity either because a.) that is all that is available, or b.) any higher pound per square inch of pressure would increase the chance of more breaks. 110-120 psi is not an unheard of pressure in water systems, so the risk must be more breaks. Until the treated water volume can overcome usage and breaks, it will not equalize.

Just guessing that is what is going on.

Anonymous said...

Attn 4:46 You had to go back to the last “White” mayor (Ditto) to assess the blame. Why not blame Jefferson Davis for the racial issues in today’s times?

Anonymous said...

While we are on the subject on no water for the citizens of "the bold new city", what are the poor animals at what remains of the zoo doing for drinking water?

Anonymous said...

I think Harvey Johnson only served 12 years.

Anonymous said...

Hey the Fondren: go on back to ya Ho bafs

Anonymous said...

It is true that spending on infrastructure has not been a priority for at least the last 50 years. But as was said, the current Mayor was elected on the promise to be better. Basic services, safety, keeping the water and sewers flowing, the roads paved and the trash picked up are the primary responsibility of government. On all of these the current administration has failed.
Understanding that the tax base has fled, the Mayor and all of the council members should have been lobbying Bennie Thompson to include money in the bloated relief package being debated in the U.S. Congress for infrastructure repairs. Probably wouldn’t have worked since Benni has been representing the poorest congressional district in the country for decades and has done nothing to improve the lives of the people he represents.
Jackson has become unlivable and recent events will only accelerate the exodus of actual taxpayers who can afford to leave which will make Jackson’s problems even worse. Jackson WILL have a zoo that no one will use, but by damn the mayor will be sure it is open. Meanwhile the citizens can continue to catch rainwater off their roofs in order to flush their toilets! Can you believe that, in the capital city of this State in 2021 people have to trap rain water to flush their toilets.

Anonymous said...

Almost daily there is a Jeff Good story that makes everybody start the same old conversation about Jackson. Why not focus on other people or businesses in Jackson? It is a terrible situation for all. Either Jeff is trying to get publicity everyday or others are focusing on him for some odd reason. My memory goes back 20 years to the Poor Jeff Good story and now it is the falling story and he has no water story. Come on, I am over feeling sorry for Jeff for everything.


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