Jackson Jambalaya

Byram not only needs to disconnect their water but they also need to build a wall to keep the thugs out.
They should also ask Florence and Rankin County to annex Byram.

Maybe Dilbert, TopGunn, and the MS Leg can help Mayor Richard out with funding to buy out Jackson's pipes. Byram residents shouldn't have to continue bearing the brunt of Jackson's incompetent leadership that they had no say in electing.

Does Byram need Jackson's permission to develop its own system?

The report doesn't mention how many water connections there are in Byram - it would help to know the number to get a good idea of the financial impact on Jackson if Byram builds its own water system

Impossible. I certainly understand their plea. But not possible given how our certification laws are set up. Would take an act of the legislature

Byram should petition the PSC to de-certificate Jackson for the area comprising incorporated Byram. Of course, Byram still has to get the water from the wells to the houses. No way around that.

Po' Lil' Napoleon Antard wants to play hardball with Byram's water. He never learns.

Byram is stuck. Jackson isn’t selling the pipes. The state will not intervene. And the Supreme Court doesn’t care about the wishes of the people and gets stuck on technical aspects of letter of the law.

The MPSC has no jurisdiction over municipal utilities inside the city limits. They do have jurisdiction of the municipal utilities outside of 1 mile from the city limits. An example is Lake Caroline and CMU.

Wow. Jackson Mayor seems to have made a veiled threat. Having lived there and paid Jackson around a 100.00 a month......it's easy to see why Jacksons "leader" wants to keep the pipes. With that said, I doubt there is any solution to this issue. Not without taxing Byram into oblivion.

Go BYRAM and Mayor White. So what if the pipes cost a little more upfront. They will pay for themselves in the long run. PSC and MS legislature should help BYRAM and Supreme Court if Antarctic plays that ball. Health and well being for BYRAM residents are equally important as Jackson and all the issues theMayor creates for citizens of Jackson!

Jackson did lay the pipes.

When are we going to have some state politicians grow some balls and push to take over running Jackson? Everyone knows it can’t improve without serious funding, willingness, and know how. Three things Jackson and it’s leadership lack. I encourage everyone to contact your state representatives and the Governor’s office and get this ball rolling. The incompetence and dire situation has gone on for too long.

So Jackson would be owed something for them. After all, we are not communists.

Jackson & Antar have been laying pipe in its citizens for no less than the last 4 years, so this should come as no suprise to anyone

It might be funny for them to provide water to their citizens the way they do in Alaska; by delivering it to a few homeowners / customers via truck just to bring lil Lord Fauntleroy down a notch.

Maybe there's a better way, but times like these require innovative solutions!

I am unfamiliar with the sewer side in Byram, does it get sent to Savannah Street?

It is hard to comprehend that there is not a tie between the Byram system and the groundwater system of Jackson. Or a tie between whichever water system is to the West or South of Byram.

No, Byram doesn't need permission to disconnect from Jackson. What they do need:
1. A delivery system to get the water from their new well, to every home and business in Byram. What Byram won't do is install brand new piping, so they will need to come to an agreement with Jackson and to the price to purchase the existing piping.
2. Byram will need to hire the same maintenance skill set that Jackson needs. The guys with the proper licensing who can monitor water quality and maintain the equipment.

If Byram can do all that while still charging their residents a reasonable water fee, then they should do it. Good luck!

1:09 PM
If this is the way it is to go down (which I think is likely unless Byram really gives them the middle finger) then I'm willing to bet Jackson and Lumumba will pull the same stunt they did with the Zoo.

Somewhere, former mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. is sitting back having a good last laugh.

1:09, that’s just plain incorrect. You can’t just pull out of a water system and start your own. You can’t just take over assets that another provider paid for.

If I was jackson I’d be happy to sell Byram the system and byram should be happy to buy it. Do it while money is cheap.

Still gotta have waste water treatment.

11:58 because you idiot, it’s easier to say the state will take over than ACTUALLY take over. Y’all are gonna finally get it through your thick skulls that no one wants to actually take over Jackson. That would mean they are responsible at that point.

Free The Pipes!

3:16. Laughing at what? The Sieman's contract he initiated and pursued? Yeah real funny haha.

KF passing the golden telephone around the table.

In a year this will all be water under the bridge.

Clay Edwards that was nasty.

Byram brought up this idea three years ago, but once they found the cost involved (including the purchase of the existing infrastructure owned by Jackson) the idea was quickly dropped.

The solution is to make the system a truly metro utility system, managed by a competent board - not the City of Jackson. Not to withdraw and create a new system as West Rankin is doing with its sewage - Byram rate payers don't want to be subjected to the sharp increase those folks east of the Pearl are soon going to be facing.