Get ready to spend more money if you live in Jackson. WLBT reported:
The Jackson City Council is slated to consider possible rate hikes for water, sewer, and sanitation services next week.
The proposal would increase water and sewer fees by 20 percent, while sanitation rates could go from $20.80 a month to either $35 or $45 a month, city officials say.
The increases are needed, in part, to address rising sanitation costs and to help finance sewer repairs mandated under the city’s sewer consent decree, Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said....
For a once-a-week pickup service, the rate would increase to $35. For twice-a-week service, it would go up to $45 a month.
“If your average water bill is currently $54, it’s going to go up to $64. And if your sanitation - everybody’s is $20.80 - it’s going to up to $35. So $64 plus $35 is $99. That’s what a family of four (would pay),” Martin said after the meeting. “If you’re not a family of four, your’s is going to be less.”... Article
Funny how all these hikes weren't mentioned before the election.
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What are the rates of non-payment, again? Seems like some simple enforcement of those could close the revenue gap that this hike is meant to pay for.
This is for the privilege of living in Jackistan. If it's Belhaven or The Fondren, that's a win/win (lose/lose?). As an added bonus you have a boy mayor.
That's all well and good (I guess), but then there's the issue of actually collecting the payments for residents. And we all know what kind of shit show that is currently. Good luck with all of that......
Lol, the folks not paying will continue to not pay and those who do will continue to do. I helped fund Jacksons water budget for years in Lake Dockery while many never got a bill. As long as there are passive idiots like myself then nothing will change.
You'll be seeing $120+ for water/sewer/garbage.
In Madison the County,there is no sanitation fee for once a week pick up and my water/sewer runs $17.84 a month.
Shit costs money….get over it.
Also….about 1 billion dollars headed to Jackson via Joe’s infrastructure bill.
New water and sewer and much more.
If we can keep Nancy New and company from stealing it. Damn republican thrives
10:11 hit the nail on the head. The people who pay will make up the shortfall from the people who don't. Unsustainable.
10:24 : that's nice
It's called a "death spiral". As the tax base decreases costs will rise on those who remain. As more leave because of high costs, costs on those who remain will increase. At some point there are not enough tax payers to finance city services at all. Very simple. Enjoy the ride.
10:24 - You are paying for your garbage. That is not free no matter how you slice it.
Bear Creek user here in Madison. Costs me $20/month for 2 adults, 6 and 2 yr old. Can’t imagine paying more for Jackson water when it seems to be unusable half of the year.
No worries. Just cram all the non payers into that "tech" community Jackson developers will never build.
Make the white folks pay for it - That racial justice under the Lumumba administration in the Nation of Jackson.
10:24
It’s included in the county taxes, 3.85 mills acc to Madison County website.
10:24 thinks garbage gets magically picked up for free in Madison.
Do the folks who pay have some sort of cause of action against the city for the city’s failure to at least attempt to collect from all?
What about the well known policy that the city (for years) mostly refused to disconnect for non-payment. For purely political reasons.
-Joe
((White) biz owner in Jxn)
Really very mixed about the water billing situation here.
Shortly after the system became obviously screwed up, where for years we always received a monthly bill of $20 +/-, all of a sudden we received a bill for $600.00+. We attempted to call the dept to talk with someone to no avail. Immediately thereafter no one would talk with you.. or even answer calls. We then stopped receiving a monthly bill altogether but still continued for many months to contact someone on the phone, but again, could never get anyone to talk to. THAT WAS YEARS AGO.
YEARS AGO.
Although feeling obligated, it's hard to feel guilty to hearing about "those who don't pay their bill". Fuss at me or others all you want, but we haven't been able to pay a water bill even tho we wanted to! All for the unbelievable ineptness of the folks in that, and ALL departments in Jackson. SCREW EM. TOTAL IDIOTS!!
(Although I'm a (white) biz owner here, that's not of particular importance. I'm quite certain there are 100s...or 1000s? of all stripes who are also thought of wrongly through no fault of their own)
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