Jackson Jambalaya

The Council already warned Lumdumba II well in advance that if he f'ed around, he'd find out. More legal fees and courtroom drama, at taxpayer expense.

Is there an impeachment process for the Mayor of jackson? C Antar is a complete joke. The longer he’s in the job, the seedier and more dilapidated Jackson will become.

Virgie actually went against Chowkee? Has hell frozen over?

If you are reading or watching WEF Davos 2022 then you know none of this shit matters. They are going to have us buying bug protein with digital currency by the end of this decade. Anyone not worth a billion dollars is going to be absolutely miserable. They aren’t hiding it anymore. This isn’t even a conspiracy theory. You are either listening to what they are saying or you have your head in the sand.

Why did Virgi flip?

Common sense would dictate all council members would vote against this if they truly could be held liable for payment. Common sense? Nah.

None of this matters. It's like the water and sewer system. Eventually, Jackson will get a bailout for all of us taxpayers to pay for. It doesn't matter what they do, there will never be accountability.

And garbage pick up in the Bold New City stops in its tracks-

2:22 Lookout! Any mention of the WEF, Klaus Schwab, or even "reading" will get you called pejorative names by the vulgar and profane.

Et tu Virgi?

Lord Chowke is "out of town," which means out of state, at a:

A. "Climate Change" summit
B. Marxist summit
C. Progressive summit
D. All of the above

If Richard's can't make payroll, their people will walk off the job. I can now see the garbage piling up along with rats getting their fill.

Still glad y'all voted for Chowke, twice?

Could Virgie actually be listening to her voters now?

Why is it that Lordbumba is never at a council meeting when the trash deal comes up and knows it's going to be contentious? Looks like a coward.


Here's Charlie facing the fire. And there's George hiding in Big Daddy's pocket.

This is a new thing that my wife and I are starting to see and that is you better check your expiration dates on everything you buy/ purchase from toothpaste to sausage links. These stores are stocked up on crap that is outdated. Yes I agree we all are in a death spiral thanks to these democratic led local and federal units of government.

So I’m guessing Richards Disposal sues or stops service. Or both? What a clown show.

Any good lawyer would tell you to vote against payment on a contract that the council did not approve. Just ain’t worth the risk. Too many eyes watching this one. It’s going to take a court order before payment goes out. Richard’s may be bankrupt before it ever gets sorted out.

This is the way.

This is the craziest city government in the world.
The mayor is going to bankrupt the city with legal fees?
Oh Happy Day I moved outa Jackson 6 years ago!!!!!

2:22 : Yep. That number population wise comes out to I think people worth more than 100 million. The rest of us are toast....

No impeachment under MS law. Folks are in for three more years of this circus.

The city attorney is always condescending, speaking down to her clients. She should have called the auditor’s office for direction, even if the direction was no advice in light of on-going litigation. I thought she came from DFA and had state connections?

I suspect Virgi Begged for some legal advice and was told to vote against payment. The Council DID notify RD before it began collecting that it would refuse to pay any claims.

Hold my beer and watch this!

Jackson is a great town unless,
1. You want garbage picked up.
2. You want navigable streets.
3. You don’t mind get robbed at gunpoint every now and then.
4. You don’t mind having to lock everything up to prevent theft, and this includes pets.
5. You desire to have running, potable water.
6. You aren’t bothered by raw sewage in the yards and streets.
7. You don’t mind paying some of the highest taxes in the state for services you often do without.
8. You don’t have any idea if you will get a water bill, and you have no idea how much that bill will be.
9. You don’t want to live in the US city with the highest murder rate in the country.
10. You can’t drive on the interstate late because you might be in the middle of a drag race (I was late one night after flying into the airport .

I living Jackson and I pay a fee for my garbage to be pick up. I will be drop my garbage at Arron Banks front door. The could have what until the court had make a decision.

Why does Fake Drake believe he can veto "no action" by the city council? Where in ANY state or federal constitution, law, regulation, or common practice is the executive branch allowed to veto "nothing," by the legislative branch and create law himself through a veto?

Rub this man out of town with pitchforks, y'all!

@3:26, too late, she's downed too much Lumumba kool-aid.

It is incumbent upon persons, or artificial entities (i.e., corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, etc.), entering into contracts with the city, or seeking to do so, to:

(1) Make certain that they are legal contracts; further, it is the responsibility of each entity contracting with the city, not the responsibility of the city itself, to ensure that the substantive provisions of the contract are properly recorded on the minutes of the city.

(2) Make certain that provisions the entity deems "substantive" are brought to the attention of the governing authorities prior to the related agenda order being voted upon by the city council. The city will not be bound by such provisions if they are not approved and entered upon the city council minutes.

Code of Ordinances, City of Jackson, Mississippi § 2-585

"The Council DID notify RD before it began collecting that it would refuse to pay any claims."

And Richard's continuing to move forward tells one all you need to know about what type of shady company it is.

Patiently waiting for Chok's press conference. It'll be entertaining.

Not to worry. Downtown Jackson Partners is funding fireworks for Juneteenth, since the City Council went all Grinchy on them.

https://www.wapt.com/article/juneteenth-will-have-fireworks-thanks-to-downtown-jackson-partners/40093724

"The Council DID notify RD before it began collecting that it would refuse to pay any claims."

However, they ignored this advice because Lord Mayor Chowke likely told them otherwise, like "not to worry as I have a majority of the council members by the short hairs and they will fall in line. My drug boys will see to that."

I enjoyed Barbie and Wilson on WLBT as they took a rare jab this morning.

Council cancelled Juneteenth fireworks because the city is broke.
($9000...Rightfully so, good job Council)

Downtown Jackson Partners is paying now.

The anchors then noted that the legal fees spent so far on the garbage debacle would have paid for 15 or 16 Fireworks displays.

But Choke's massive fanbase would argue it was just the mean old State not paying for Jackson fireworks (not caring that other cities manage just fine within budget constraints).

Chuckie will play the race card and his minions will eat it up.
He is bullet proof and for Jackson, that is saying something.

So is there a transcript of Antard Ladumbass's oath of office to protect and be law abiding?

The City Attorney says Richards should get paid because they did the work. Under that logic anyone can do anything for the city and expect to get paid whether you have a contract or not. Can I fix potholes with a contract and expect to get paid? As to get paid for "good faith," did the Council not tell Richards they would not pay them without a legitimate contract? Apparently the Mayor told Richards that "Do what you want, we'll pay you..."

Why don't all you lawyers that live in Jackson create lawsuit that puts Jackson into receivership?

4:18, maybe DJP will also pay to repair all the bullet holes from gravity bringing them back to earth.

Lee and Grizell are conflating the employees and the company. Richards Disposal is required to be paying the employees, whether or not the City pays Richards. To talk about the 'poor employees' who have families to feed has not a damn thing to do with this payment.

Richards hired people to work for the Company. Richards made the arrangement, or lack of arrangement with the City. Lee and Grizell are trying to pull on heartstrings to complete their illegal activities.

Terry Williamson flat out lied to the council with his "legal advice" when he talked about the pending case in court. He said that this contract has not been found to be illegal - he is ignoring what Justice Dickinson said in his order - that a contract to be legal it must be approved by the Council.

Hang in there Terry - you carry the Mayor's water all the time paying no attention to the amount you spill along the way.

The city council is very clever.
The $ 800,000.00 they saved Jackson can go to legal fees.
Now, Why didn't I think of this?

Response to May 24, 2022 at 3:35 PM
Virgi always seems so hesitant about everything.

I'm headed to Jackson to collect trash. If one can just do work without authorization and a contract and get paid, this is a win win. 800K!! And I'll just dump it at Hawkins Field. Ka Ching!

I live in south Jackson, in Aaron Bank's district. Richard's Disposal KNEW they didn't have a contract with COJ when they started collecting garbage. Despite that, they occasionally (but not reliably) chose to pick up my trash, for whatever reason.

If the mayor was an honest man, he would have accepted the council's refusal to accept a bid that was, after all, NOT the lowest & best for twice a week pickup (without the ridiculous carts).

Instead, the mayor dug his childish heels in the ground and refused to confirm Waste Management's LOWEST AND BEST bid to continue the same 2x week good service we've all enjoyed for years.

I don't know why the mayor is "SO" indebted to Richard's Disposal from New Orleans... but he seems EXTREMELY indebted indeed, based on his incredible actions.

The council cannot set a precedent of paying any two-bit actor without a contract. Just because some idiot jumps out and cleans my windshield at an intersection, doesn't mean I'm obligated to pay him. We have processes and approvals for a REASON -- mainly, to prevent corruption. I smell corruption ALL AROUND this mayor's actions. The truth will come out, just like it is with the pandemic "election" spending.

3:39, take your garbage to the mayor's house.

He's earned it.

I assume Virgie has read "state auditor's agents presented a demand letter..." in the news too many times to even consider the possibility of being on the hook for the cost of work done without a valid contract.

If Richard's doesn't get paid the wise guys from New Orleans may pay a visit to Lord Mayor Chowke, possibly with concrete shoes suitable for the Rez. It's no wonder that he is "out of town," aka out-of-state.

She and Begley are tight. If she had any sense, she probably asked him for advice.

Council should have voted to rent police-spike-strips from Brandon and had Pearl deploy them in front of rolling Richards' trucks. Court will rule the city did not go far enough in its efforts to stop garbage pickup so they, in effect, allowed and encouraged it.

Ruling: Payment plus interest plus penalty plus new uniforms due and payable by 10 June.

Where is our State Auditor in all of this? The Council made the correct decision by not paying RD without a contract in place. If the Council had approved the bill then it would create a potential torrent of fake invoices for fake services performed with contracts. As you can see, it happened in Hinds County recently.

Crazy fuckin idea: get government completely out of trash pickup and let companies fight for individual accounts.

@2:22pm May 24th lol And don't forget about Mississippi being "at high risk" for grid failure this summer. No electricity in Mississippi? In dead of summer? Whoa.

https://www.mrssurvival.com/topic/57382-midwest-west-large-parts-of-us-power-grid-at-risk-of-failure-this-summer/

Wonder if RICO will ever show up?

City Council did not approve garbage pickup with Richards.
If the ding dong joke of a City Attorney and the moronic mayor approved it, let them pay Richards.

It does not bode well for Richards that they are clearly desperate and dumb enough to even agree to be involved in this mess.

Any credible business owner with a decent business plan and IQ would have tucked and run.

Nexus of entire fiasco is Lumumba.

If Virgi did ask Sam for legal advice good for her. Sam is a smart lawyer. These are not complicated questions. They are only complicated because the mayor and his entourage are not intelligent.

Where does the State Auditor have grounds to do anything right now?

"Lee and Grizell are trying to pull on heartstrings to complete their illegal activities.
May 24, 2022 at 6:52 PM"

Could be, but blow-flies buzzing around uncollected garbage seems to
have a greater impact on the average/honest citizen.

So, garbage pickup today or no?

Virgi is starting to understand that Belhaven is not happy at all with her prior voting on this garbage fiasco.

“This is the craziest party that could ever be … don’t turn on the lights cause I don’t want to see. Mama (definitely) told me not to come.”

What happened to the concept of the lowest bidder gets the contract? This is a proven practice in the procurement process. We are not talking about rocket scientist here in choosing a trash collector.