The city of Jackson issued the following statement.
he City of Jackson is distributing drinking water to residents in need today at Sykes Park Community Center at 520 Sykes Rd. The center is located in the southwest corner of Sykes Park.
Cases of bottled water will NOT be available. Affected residents are asked to bring a container to store the water. There will be no containers available at the center. There are no limits on the number of containers a resident can bring.
Potable water is also available for affected residents at any of the City’s fire stations.
The City plans to have a distribution site available every day until water pressure is restored. We will keep the media advised of any new developments.
What: Water distribution (Bring a container)
When: 10 a.m. Monday, June 27
Where: Sykes Park Community Center, 520 Sykes Rd.
The distribution is in partnership with Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition and Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign.
For additional details, please contact the City’s Office of Constituent Services at 601-960-2324 or 601-960-1835.
12:10 PM Update
Today, the City’s Public Works Department and external contractors continue to make progress on restoring water pressure at the O.B. Curtis Water Plant. As of Monday morning, pressure has increased. If it remains that way throughout the day, the City will be able to start water sampling tomorrow and it is possible the citywide boil water notice can be lifted as early as Wednesday afternoon/Thursday morning. Out of caution, the City is providing a timeline of about five days before all residents will have water pressure restored to normal.
City of Jackson, Hinds County and City of Byram water customers remain under a boil water notice and water conservation advisory.
In response, the City’s Office of Constituent Services with the help of the Mississippi Rapid Response Coalition and Mississippi Poor People’s Campaign have held several water distribution sites since pressure issues were first reported last week. Today, drinking water is being distributed to residents in need at Sykes Park Community Center at 520 Sykes Rd. The center is located in the southwest corner of Sykes Park. Affected residents are asked to bring a container to store the water. There will be no containers available at the center. There are no limits on the number of containers a resident can bring.
Potable water is also available for affected residents at any of the City’s fire stations.
The City will continue to organize these sites daily as long as any resident is affected by low to no water pressure. The City will release information regarding additional distribution sites as soon as they are up and running.
42 comments:
Ok, so where are the fire stations obtaining the water from they are giving away? Another municipality? Or is this a sham trying to make the people getting the water from the fire stations think it’s clean?
Yep Chickenshit made sure to post a picture of India instead of you-know-where!
can they fill a bunch of Great Value drawstring trashbags in the trunk of my Caprice?
"Today, the City’s Public Works Department and external contractors continue to make progress..."
Showed up to work - check
Parked city vehicle - check
Made coffee - check
Drank coffee - check
Ate city purchased donuts - check
Checked e-mail (work and personal) - check
Surfed the 'net - check
Discussed sports scores - check
Took a smoke break - check
Made some personal phone calls - check
...
...
Used beadpans are not suitable containers.
Unlimited containers you say?
So I can bring my Quickset pool from Rankin County and they will fill it up?
POOL PARTAAAAY!!!
And with all this going on these idiots are pissing away money on a triviality like renaming streets. Unbelievable.
@12:19 he didn't have to post one from India just post one from South Jackson. Person will be carrying a 5 gallon bucket instead of a nice pot from India. It's a shame though that you bring race into it. I look at it differently. I see a left wing elitist who is black treating black people the way the jim crowe south used to treat black people. This time they can vote and eat at the same resturants but now they don't have basic needs like water. It's all the same to me.
India, Africa, Asia, Old Mexico, Jackson...what is the difference really?
This happened cause no one wAs working.
12:19; I can't be certain of the ethnicity of the person in the photo, but what difference does it make? It's an accurate picture to go along with this never-ending story on incompetence-on-parade. Would you have squawked had she appeared Italian or Swedish?
This is third world stuff. The libs ought to be thrilled. Wasn't it Obama that said that he wanted to take the USA down a few notches on the world stage?? Well, we are here.
Lighten up Alice....it's just a little jackassery!
1:33. to be fair, none of the problems with jackson water are the fault of barack obama.
i think mayor(s) of the city of Jackson and the city council(s) have let this happen over the course of years...
12:33 for the win!!!
@1:19
Kingfish censors any comments which even vaguely compare Jackson to a certain continent. Even though the Mayor’s dad proudly adopted a name from that continent and was a member of a radical separatist group with a goal to make Mississippi into a neo-version of that continent.
He could’ve very well used a picture of indigenous peoples from that certain continent to portray Jackson’s situation. But he chose India because he is a little bitch. I hope Sandeep spits in his Daal next time KF orders Indian cuisine.
Where are they getting this “safe” water that the city is giving away? Is the city “buying” this water from a campaign donor out of the city of Jackson? For all we know at this point, this water may being “bought” and harvested in the city.
This will certainly distract from the Garbage drama.
You know, that one service that was actually working so Chuck sought it out and destroyed it.
Good luck in the Jackson Games. May the odds be ever in your favor, tributes.
Just a perception of patheticness
12:33….. then took a 4 hour lunch starting around 1pm.
Once your pipes have had contaminated water in them long enough, the system has to be sanitized. Restaurants have ice machines, bar and soda guns, pot fillers, dish pit pipes and equipment, hand washing sinks and water fountains that all need to be flushed, cleaned and sanitized. Same goes for water towers and building holding tanks. Not a chance I would eat at a jackson restaurant until they could document that they cleaned their systems. It might seem like a harsh and overreaction, I do have a graduate degree in food science with multiple certifications in sanitary engineering for food service and production. A mistake in this area can be fatal to the very young and elderly. This third world nonsense must end. The ramifications of mediocre management of water systems are long term nightmares deleterious to the health of citizens. Demand answers and transparency. My guess is they are hiding numerous problems.
Such hostility. That will get your blood pressure up.
If the election were held tomorrow Chokwe would still get 70% of the vote. I think Forrest Gump said it best. " Stupid is as stupid does"
What funds is the city using to buy water?
100,000+ people without potable water. Unfucking believable.
Why aren't you Jacksonites protesting? What a bunch of lemmings.
I don't know about "beadpans", but bedpans are very appropriate for the quality of water provided by the city.
3:14 is hitting on something very important. Think about this. The mayor purposely chose not to use a legitimate refuse company. The water and sewer issue is in dire straits, but he has someone in his corner that will pull his ass out of a sling if it gets in one, like the workers in Flynt, Michigan did. And the person who wants all of this to crumble for some unknown reason except for a plan that he will “swop in” and be the hero is the one and only Bennie Thompson. After all, he was a close close friend of the Mayor’s dad. They go way back to the days of the RNA. Who else is benefiting from all of this? It sure isn’t the taxpayers and rate payers. Free the Land will come in many disguises.
If you haven't noticed, Chokwe crowd is forcing out all the Bennie people at the airport.
HBO and Netflix are missing out on a superb reality series.
3:32 PM
If only it was mediocre water management.
Water, water everywhere and not a drinkable drop anywhere!
Sure is funny only "blue run" crap holes have these type issues.
4:29 PM
KF are you holding juicy news back? Last time I used that glorified regional airport was back in 2015 flying out to Colorado for training. Who are Bennie's people there? I know you alluded to Chokwe being on Thompson's shit list like a year ago.
@3:32 PM - thanks for that contribution. Maybe Chowke knows this and his cynical plan is to shut down all food service businesses to Free the Land, i.e. chase out all white Jackistanians and keep the remaining residents on the plantation where he can be the masta.
Wanna bet that Antar is on the coast at the MML conference (with running water and at the city's expense)?
Will someone kindly tell me what Bennie Thompson has done to make Mississippi a better state?
@5:22
I hear his fish fries are epic. However, I have never been invited.
What ever happened to the tests that were run on Jackson water and showed it was not safe to drink? I haven't heard anything about the water being safe. Did that just get swept under the rug?
@5:22 PM - He put Bolton on the map.
5:22, 6:26 and 7:13. There is more than meets the eye with a corrupt politician and I’m glad you see What I see. Because of the redistricting, (gerrymandering ) we have a terrorist linked politician in our midst. Look it up and ask a certain Hinds County judge whose father was killed by that group BT was supporting.
So where is the free water coming from? Is it boiled?
So free water at the fire station? Anyone else picturing JFD's finest trying to fill empty gallon jugs with a fire hose from a pumper truck tank?
Yes, folks. This how the "transparent" Lumumba administration endeavors to keep it's citizens updated on a basic human need.
Posted on June 27, 2022
For Immediate Release: June 27, 2022 (Jackson, Miss.) - The City of Jackson is distributing drinking water to residents in need today at Sykes Park Community Center at 520 Sykes Rd. The center is located in the southwest corner of Sykes Park. Cases of bottled water will NOT be available. Affected residents are asked to bring a container to store...
Second water distribution site to open
Posted on June 24, 2022
For Immediate Release: June 24, 2022 UPDATE: The City will distribute cases of bottled water to residents in need at the main entrance of the Metrocenter Mall beginning at 3 p.m. The distribution will continue as long as supplies last. Affected residents may also obtain potable water at any of the City’s fire stations....
Citywide boil water notice issued; water distribution site available
Posted on June 24, 2022
For Immediate Release: June 24, 2022 (Jackson, Miss.) - Due to water pressure issues at the O.B. Curtis Water Plant, the City of Jackson is issuing a citywide boil water notice. A water distribution site has been set up to accommodate residents with low or no water pressure. This notice affects all surface and...
City issues water conservation advisory
Posted on June 21, 2022
For Immediate Release: June 21, 2022 City issues water conservation advisory (Jackson, Miss.) - The City of Jackson Water/Sewer Utilities Division has issued a water conservation advisory until further notice for all surface water and well system customers. The City is anticipating increased water demand as a result of the higher than average temperatures forecast for the...
Post a Comment