Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement.
This week four emergency contracts expired which included the support of a handful of remarkable out-of-state teams brought into the City of Jackson by the Mississippi Emergency Management Agency (MEMA) to help stabilize and make repairs to O.B. Curtis and J.H. Fewell water treatment plants. These out-of-state teams consisted of dozens of notable professionals across multiple states brought into the Capital City under the Emergency Management Assistance Compact (EMAC) through the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA).
The City of Jackson in conjunction with the Mayor’s Office extends our sincere gratitude to the relentless and hardworking individuals who made up those out-of-state teams. We recognize the individual and collective work that goes into shaping collaborative solutions that address the immediate, short-term and long-term needs of over 150,000 residents. We are deeply moved by the countless hours, exceptional expertise and time spent away from home to ensure that all Jackson ratepayers have access to clean, reliable and safe drinking water – a natural resource often overlooked but needed to sustain everyday life. Our current water systems are better because of you. Your contributions are not unnoticed.
We would like to thank the States of Arizona, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Ohio and South Carolina for extending a strong arm of support through their rural water associations and departments of health. We sincerely appreciate the innovative work of technicians, maintenance workers, supplemental staff and other personnel who displayed exemplary patriotism over the last few months. Jackson is forever grateful for your contributions to improving water infrastructure and implementing real-time solutions in the capital city, and we celebrate a sustainable and resilient future because of you.
“We are also grateful to the Environmental Protection Agency, FEMA, US Army Corps of Engineers, State of Mississippi, including MEMA, MSDH, and the Mississippi Rural Water Association for providing continued support and resources to aid the City of Jackson during the water crisis,” said Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba. “There is still much work left to upgrade and modernize Jackson’s water infrastructure, but because of the commitment of our partners, Jackson’s water treatment plants will continue to be fully staffed through private contractors until a longer-term operation, maintenance and management solution is in place in mid-November. Through collaboration, we are making forward progress.”
18 comments:
Mid November my ass
"Now go away. There's slop hitting the trough and we need to get busy."
Chowke actually thanked some little people? I doubt it.
Disgusting. Stolen. Valor.
Governor and the forces he mustered deserve gratitude of Jackson residents. Lil Choke, however, who spent 5 years as a brat ignoring his duty, now wants to despoil the intelligent work of others by clawing its success for himself, proving how leading from behind takes a jackass.
Sounds like Bennie T made a phone call to straighten out Mayor Pissant.
How sweet of him! How about thanking the state of Mississippi; the Governor; the Dept of Health; and all us taxpayers that are going to have to tote the load that he has not made his 'citizens' carry over the past five years by making them pay their water bills?
If he can issue a RFP now, and expect to have a company on site in mid-November, why the hell didn't he do this a few years ago when he couldn't pay the bills to repair broken parts or to hire the staff necesssary to run this operation? Who the hell does he think will respond to his personal RFP to do this work for the City of Jackson - most contractors in the state know that the city doesn't pay its bills, sometimes for months and years, even when they have a legal contract and therefore they refuse to consider doing work for the Radical City.
What happens when the City Council refuses to approve a contract brought to it by the Mayor who bases it on his personal evaluation team - will he try to declare another emergency so that he can continue his dictatorship? Will the idiot try to veto that no-vote as well?
Pass some popcorn - seeing a 'thank you' was a good opening act, but this looks like it will be a long running series.
Translation: "Thanks Tater and to all you TrumpubliKKKans for getting us out of this jam, but now it's time for me to spread the wealth from Uncle Joe and my man Bennie with all my homies. Peace out! And free the land!"
Will be re-elected with over 70% of the vote.
Meanwhile, I once again have little water at my home in south Jackson because (wait for it)… a pump has broken down and days later still isn’t fixed.
Shout out to Governor Reeves (conspicuously omitted from the mayor’s list) for stepping in and doing Jokeway’s job for him. If it weren’t for you, nothing would have gotten done except gum flapping and blaming whitey. We appreciate your assistance.
Hell, wonder if we could make LilChock the same kind of deal that our friends across the pond has made for Liz Truss; after her incompent ability to led has been exposed (for her, she admitted it after 44 days) she is leaving office but will get a $115,000 per year payment for life, in addition to continuing to receive her salary as a backbencher.
I know it would be costly for us to have to give Chockwe such a lifetime pension, but it probably would be a savings to us as citizens if it would get him to to as Liz has done, admit he is incompetent and give up the office.
Rural water people are funded by DOA which Bennie can control for a few more months.These folks provide water to people way out the country.
"Jackson ratepayers" -- What??!!??
@3:34 PM - Faux news! Former PMs get an expense account that SHALL NOT be used for personal or parliamentary purposes, and it is a reimbursement, i.e. for actual expenses.
Bennie T and Mayor Lumumba +25,000 points
Kingfish and Tater Tot -12,000 points
The always preening Mayor of Jackson. Pathetic to the last 'right?'.
Listen up you rubes! This only (clever) intention of this statement from Chock is as an exhibit in Bennie's upcoming 'investigation' and 'fact finding' camping trip to Jackson.
It goes in the file as Exhibit A1b3 as evidence of Chock's outstanding leadership, willingness to be a team-player, ability to give credit where it's due, ongoing commitment to progress and keen insight into problem solving.
First, is there a viable candidate who can defeat Mayor Lumumba?
Second, is the State able to take the airport from the city?
Lastly, any updates on the one lake project? I believe this will be a life saver for the city and state if the corps of engineers approves.
NE Jackson resident here… everyone is so sick of this corrupt mindless mayor we have. What a child he is
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