Jackson Jambalaya

I can’t wait to see how the mayor spins this to blame institutional white supremacy and systemic racism!

Say what? - "Freezing seafood waste until garbage pickup resumes;"

Shoots fired at the Council. How will they respond? Maybe trash can be dropped off at the Mayor residence?

What happened with the MS Supreme Court?
This is so typical of Jackson.

Already trash everywhere...the people of Jackson seem to like it that way.

Flush it and add to the city's sewer problems

Read the next post near the end of it.

The statement came out as I was finishing up that post.

Oh my gosh, how much worse can Jackson become? What a joke this city is.

If it wasn’t for lies that punk wouldn’t have a voice. “Pile it up, pile it up, pile it high”.

There is only one person to blame for all of this and one person only. That is LaDumbo. He created this shit show. The people of Jackson ought to take their garbage and dump it in his front yard so high that it completely shrouds his house from the sun. I have said it and asked a million times, how in the hell is this moron even still Mayor!?!?!?

Dont let the door hit you where the good lord split you! Good riddance Richards! (and no, you wont get paid)

I swear, I do not understand it, but Waste Management has been picking up trash in my NE Jackson neighborhood for several weeks now. I think they stopped service for awhile, but started back up again. Only difference is they don't come by at 5AM anymore, the schedule now seems to be mid morning, 10 0r 11-ish. This whole fiasco just makes my eyes glaze over.

“Executed contract” rofl

This thing called Jackson-

Glad to see that chokwe finally admitted that paying Richard's without a contract would be illegal. Perhaps we're finally making progress.

Who's responsible for disposing of all of the trash from the State Fair?

Strangely, a "Dick's Disposal" company, also a socially disadvantaged firm, from NOLA has just received a Double Secret Emergency Probation Award, an Antar Edict, to pick up trash next week.

The employees will all be wearing totally coincidental Covid 19 masks in order to concea..., I mean, protect their identity and the public health.

The Most Radical City on the Planet. If Radical means no water, and sewage and trash filled streets like the 3rd World in 1352 AD.

They haven't gotten paid and one of their employees got shot the other day. What do you expect it's Jackson

"Who's responsible for disposing of all of the trash from the State Fair?" In lieu of fireworks we will pile all the fairs daily debris/refuse add gasoline/diesel and light it off.

Instead of "Jackson Strong", maybe that new street mural downtown should say "Jackson Stinky".

We da City of Funk now!

I'm actually surprised that it took RDI this long to pack it up and head back home. I can't imagine that there's very many for-profit businesses that would perform services for 6 months without getting paid.

Choke is right, Richards met their obligations and fulfilled promises.

Chuck just didn't mention that HE is the one that failed in every way.

He failed to properly secure a legal contract and he failed to pay Richards.

Hopefully he will be minus a couple of knee caps in the immediate future.

No, Mr. Mayor, not all citizens have been paying for trash pick-up! It's part of your water bill and if you don't get a bill, you're not paying for water, sewer or garbage pickup. I haven't paid for any of it for over 9 months. The city will not, despite numerous phone calls, send me a bill.

If they do in fact stop work, there is no way that WM could gear up to replace them next week.

CNN/MSNBC and the rest of the left's water carrying media will blame this on white flight, climate change, and MAGA republicans, right?

Oh, for you maroons who have remained in Jackson don't bring your trash to Madison County!

Jackson Strong!

If my garbage is not picked up next week I am going to take it to City Hall and leave it on the first floor. Please feel free to join in.

The marxist mayor will try to shame the council into paying Richard's to cover his malfeasance.

Even though Richard's was served a cease and desist order, one would have to assume the radical mayor assured Richard's they would be paid.

Why else would Richard's continue to collect garbage after receiving the cease and desist order?

The marxist mayor is nothing but a troublemaker. Every aspect of his governance leads to tumult, and confusion. He is a walking disruption.

His insistence on using this contractor, has caused the city council two needless lawsuits. All because of his dictatorial, and belligerent attitude.

As long as this marxist, radical, liberal mayor is in office, Jackson will not have peace. New Afrika, indeed, is the same as the old Afrika.

It's like Lumumba is just daring the state to put the city into receivership.

I have asked before, could the Mayor please explain how he can say, "Richard’s Disposal, the low bidder for the waste management contract by $12 million".

Richard's Disposal was the low bidder for option 1, once per week with cart. The service they are providing is option 4, twice per week without a cart and Waste Management was the low bidder and had the highest score for that option.

This does not make Richard's the low bidder. I believe the Mayor is comparing the cost of option 1 to option 4 for the $ 12 million figure, but that is not a correct comparison.

This should be great for convention business, right? It is pretty radical, right?

Chowke should be able to solve this from Miami or Banff, right?

How is that progressive/Marxist voter's remorse working for y'all? Chowke's the man, right?

I feel sorry for the restaurants. They are going to have to deal with this mess after all they have been through with the water.

4:05, you are right but facts don't matter to this bonehead boy mayor.
And no other journalist hold him accountable.

So, he can compare any options and just make up faux-facts.
It will remain unchecked. He is a protected class.

Nothing is going to change until the African-American community becomes fed up with Lumumba.

Richards didn't get their way in court yesterday... So this is the result today.

Of course it isn't 4:05. He is a GD liar.

I have said it and asked a million times, how in the hell is this moron even still Mayor!?!?!?"

" 2. Freezing seafood waste until garbage pickup resumes; "

Did I read that correctly ?
Is that what Antar's handlers actually said ?

That is too funny.

Plan to take my trash to city hall..

Maybe the rest of the state can foot the bill like the water and sewer system. I mean this will is also an emergency right, gas not high or inflation an issue in Rankin, Madison or Tishomingo County so let them pay for it, I mean they don't drink the water and get to pay for it.

Not a problem. I plan to drop my trash at the Mayor’s Gates on Ridgewood Rx. Sorry in advance to his neighbors

This is a blatant extortion tactic and I can prove it. The RD contract only allows RD to terminate the contract if the city breaches, and even then, only after at least 45 days' written notice. There is no option to suspend services for non-payment. RD believes it has a valid contract. Has RD formally terminated the contract after giving due notice? No, because the statement refers to it as a "work stoppage" and suggests that it will be in place "[p]ending a ratified contract and payment for services rendered...." But if RD formally terminated the contract, then there's no going back because there's nothing to go back to. More than that though, if RD were to terminate the contract, they'd also be terminating the provision that says they will be the only provider of residential solid waste services for the city. That would free the city to rebid the contract without the risk (however slight) that a court finds the contract is binding.

Freezing your trash in your refrigerator until a new company takes over sounds good. Unfortunately most people don’t have a commercial sized freezer at their home. But then again, freeze it and then throw it over the fence of whoever you think is responsible. I am pretty sure they have a commercial freezer big enough to handle it.

Rotting chicken parts smell bad too

It’s time, once again, for SuperTater to swoop down from the sky and pull the boy mayor LaBumbla’s nuts out of the fire.

Can't Chowke veto Richard's stop work notice?

Lot's of click bait in the news today. This thread should hit 100 by day's end, right?

Most restaurants have individual contracts for dumpster services.

I just don't see the taking of garbage to collection sites for it to be picked up, working. Just don't see it.

We all know how this plays out...its all about the money at the end. Trash will get picked up on Monday and some locals will get pockets padded as usual....see water crisis and every other contract the last 20 years....

4:46 PM
Because this state doesn't have recall legislation on the books.

If it wasn’t a third world human dignity catastrophe already, it’s fixin a be. Freezing seafood waste. Wait until the national media gets ahold of this. Probably will blame republicans.

Are people going to put their trash bags at our fearless leaders gate? That would be terrible if that happened.

Will One Lake help with this also ?

Brilliant move by the Mayor. Let the garbage pile up in the City all because the City Council obstinately refuses to pay Richards, like a petulant child. Richards has been doing a great job picking up my garbage. I guess the City Council is going to keep their lip poked out and show us, right?

I urge all Jackson residents to write their Councilperson and demand that Richards be paid!!

Here’s an idea…someone post the addresses of each council member here and we can drop our garbage off at their homes/yards until they pay the bill that we citizens have already paid for! Sick and tired of the ineptitude of our “so-called “ city leaders! Ha! Nobody knows how to lead in this city of bafoons!!!

Another health hazard

Feds come now

This is why I live in the county/rural area not in a city or town. If the garbage truck doesn’t pick up or if I forget. I just burn it in my burn barrel.

Isn’t there something the churches can do? Couldn’t we hold a march and sing songs?

And hinds county supervisors with the help of Kenny Wayne Jones forgot to submit their water and sewer matching grant app. And Mike espy forgot that he had been paid 250k to do.

Looks like all that ‘white flight’ Bumble blames everything on that he fucks up was wise and justified by the mobile Caucasians!

Chowke has conspired with Richards to threaten to stop work. The council is rolling over as I type as their phones are ringing off the hook.

You read it here first...by Monday Richards will have a contract, and Chowke's knees will remain intact. Maybe he will even lay off the stress eating.

‘Jackson Strong Smelling’

Add trash disposal to the water distribution sites, pick up your water and drop off your trash at same time.

Maybe the state will declare another emergency and fix this problem also caused by Jackson "leadership"

Bet your bottom dollar all the people saying whata fine job RD did picking up trash never got a bill.Someone,anyone please submit to KF so he can do a FOIA and fact check. Better yet if anyones knows these people didn’t get a water bill submit info to JJ. It’s about to get real, RIGHT!

That's probably right, that so-called preacher has probably got all his church yes men ringing the council members phones off the hook.

Just as it was said in a post above, the mayor will try to shame the city council into playing ball. Don't put anything past that sleazy marxist mayor, and his sister.

Richard’s was given a one year emergency “contract” by the mayor. That emergency “contract” expires on 03/31/23. Has the city started the process for a new RFP, or is the mayor planning to award Richard’s another emergency “contract”?

7:47 you are correct!!!
Richards will get paid.
Richards will get an approved contract.
SCAM!
Jackson will be stuck with the mayors trash scam.

I read most of the Post in this ThreaD TONIGHT BUT- I'LL never believe the Mayor of Jackson can Veto a Voto of the City Council.. Seems as Mr Mayor has overloaded his Jr Ass & has consequences coming.. I hope Gov Reeves doesn't keep bailing his Stupid Ass out of Dumb decisions.. It's time for Mature Leadership to take Control-

7:45, what interest does Hinds County have in water and sewer?

Wish I had some giant freezers to sell! Like the 4 week size!

Can't we just get the fire stations to stock up on helium and balloons to tie to the garbage and have a balloon release?!

Oh boy, Officer Obie gonna be busy come Tuesday. Pro tip: make sure your name isn't on an envelope in your garbage.

Whose The Blame For This? DA man, Gov, President, Terry, MS, Clinton, MS, Madison, MS, Pearl, MS? Sad Days!!!!

Why would a mayor be so dedicated to one garbage company? He was on the news tonight still holding out for Richard's and urged residents to contact the city council and ask that they approve a contract with Richard's. Something smells and it's not just the garbage on the street.

Y’all say what you want. This mayor is a genius. He got His attorneys 30m, His lobbyists hired and new water meter reps from LA paid, the State to pay for the water and more Federal Money coming for his friends, and Now his people paid on Garbage. The council will cave. He is one step ahead of everyone.

10:41: Yeah, and the only ones who suffer are those he was elected to serve.

I have an idea. I'll draft and execute a contract (with no authority to do so) which provides that the citizens of Jackson can drop their trash at the mayor's house until such time that city wide trash collection resumes. As long as the contract is executed that should work.

10:41 The State or EPA will be setting our water rates now, forever, and Lumamba is attempting to force the city to contract with the company that was NOT the lowest bidder for garbage collection. He's "genius" all right.

The good news though is that after someone fixes his failure of a water system, my house will sell faster and for a better price.

Baby chock says to call your councilman...it is their fault.

KF - can you or someone else name the positive things baby chock has done for the city since becoming mayor. I seriously cannot think of one thing he has done. The city is becoming more of trash heap everywhere you look...bums on every corner...just look at the trash next to the closed convenient store on northeast side of 55 / briarwood.

Trash will be picked up Monday...some democrats will be rich once all the monies from the water crisis is appropriated.....

This is the interest Hinds County has in water and sewer 8:57;

https://www.wlbt.com/2022/10/05/hinds-county-misses-first-deadline-apply-arpa-grant-funding/

Hey a huge group of us in NE Jackson have a plan to dump our trash at mayors house. My neighbor owns a huge furniture store and we’re using those trucks

5:13 - yeah right. When not a single bag of trash gets tossed over the Mayors gate next week it will finally prove you and the other "trash bag tossers" are just a bunch of blowhards. If you were serious you would toss it, document it and post it. I'm betting you'll do none of that.

Every single one of your midwits and morons who are still living in Jackson deserve your misery!

7:52 - so post the plan - what are you waiting for? Where are you staging the trucks for loading? Yeah, right, you're not because no furniture store owner, who gets paid to sell and deliver new and nice smelling furniture, would ever agree to let you load his trucks with garbage. Thanks for playing.

Council should refuse to get rolled by the punk mayor who told Richard's to stop because he's about to lose in court and he knows it. Lil Choke will have to pay Richard's personally if Council holds firm until MS Supreme Court rules.

Worthless mayor is desperate.

7:56
The mayor is a despicable miscreant low life unworthy of our garbage. He is losing several million of his to Richard's if we stay cool and enjoy his suffering.

If media records garbage piled on streets and puts the blame on the same idiot that ruined water system, he will be ruined.

For those who are planning to show a little love in Chowke's driveway, don't forget Rukia and "Dr." Omari. They could use a little love too, right? "Dr." Omari won't have a garbage collection problem because she lives in Ridgeland. That would be appropriate as she has a token PhD (Piled Higher and Deeper).

If the city council blinks now, the marxist mayor will have his authoritarian regime in place.

The council will be broken by the coercion of the so-called preacher's yes men.

The majority of nonvoters, will be ruled by the minority of voters, to the detriment of Jackson.

The marxist mayor is making a mockery of standard governmental, and judicial practices. How much longer will this destructive behavior be allowed?

It seems that no one will confront the radical mayor, because of his protected class. Who will be the savior of Jackson?

10:41...I'd be careful touting the Mayor's actions as "genius," or a step ahead of everyone....a betting man would say that's what Phil and Brett thought too...

How is Chuck's utter failure to behave like an adult that follows the rules, the fault of the council?
I know it pains you Chuckles fans but the council is the only mature adults in the equation.
The mere fact that LaBumbles has managed to make Stokes look reasonable is HILARIOUS.

And y'all still defend the bow tie buffoon?
How dumb are you? Lets just break the law and pay them.

So if a group of Rankin men with shotguns patrol downtown and demand payment, I am certain y'all will be arguing for them too, right? Who needs a legal contract. Come in, do a job and demand a check. Solid precedent, indeed.

The Council will bend the knee to the Mayor once again and it will set a precedent that a contract is not required to do business with the City of Jackson and get paid.

People are genuinely too dumb to understand that Dumbles is lying when he says blame the city council.
Its a sad fact that I have grown to accept.
They really are that dumb.
So he will come out smelling like roses. And the media will make sure of it.
I loathe the man but he could clearly sell ice to Eskimos.

Or...lies to Jackson's majority.

@4:05 - I agree with your comment in general, but I believe that Richards was technically the "lowest" bid for the 2x week no can option as well, however, Waste Management still received the highest score for the 2x week no cart option, despite the higher cost, due to Richards scoring so low on all the other categories that went into the total score (ability to carry out the terms of the contract, etc.).

That said, I agree it is stupid that the mayor keeps claiming that Richards "won" since there were technically 2 different "winners" depending on whether Jackson citizens need a huge cart or not [we do not]. He conveniently harps on cost savings because that is the one pro that Richards had going for it, and loves to point out that the 2x w/ cart is cheaper than 2x without cart from WM but there is a reason Richards scored so low on the non-"cost" categories and a reason they are supposed to select the "lowest and best" vs just "lowest".

If the mayor really wanted to look at the highest "score" between all of the 2x week options, that was Waste Management with an 84.28667 for the 2x no cart option, vs. Richards highest of 82.8333 for the 2x + cart option.

Just my 2 cents as someone who never had issues with WM and has family in NOLA who has had to deal with Richards, where 2x week service there turned into 1x week [allegedly].

Council has been lousy at pushing their side of the story to the public. For the Mayor, it's not about winning in court but winning the narrative. Narratives mean votes and public opinion. The law is on the Council's side but its the Mayor in front of the cameras while his minions go on social media. The Council is getting its ass kicked in that regard.

100% KF.

Its just inevitable and sad. The council will provide tacit silence and the mayor will continue to win the court of opinion.

And that is the only court in Jackson.

I am just glad I saw all of this 20 years ago and got out.

Hartley makes the case well and he is well-suited for it but he is probably the most camera shy of them all.

In effect, the democracy that is practiced in Jackson, Mississippi, is best described as mob rule. This was once the description of democracy in the US Marine Corp manual.

Whichever side is able to whip the citizenry into a frenzy will prevail. Another victory for the marxist mayor as he continues to destroy the rule of law that our country was built on.

Right before our eyes, from the city governments to the presidency, and all levels of governance in between, the foundation of a nation built on the rule of law is being destroyed.

This is the same pattern followed by every marxist revolution.

These poor people were getting their trash picked up on time, along with a wide variety of other positives for Jackson before this guy took the helm. To look at what is very obviously crooked leadership, and feel sorrow for the poor people it has an effect on IS NOT RACISM. It would ONLY be racism if you took joy in their misfortune (while simultaneously noting their race). This is the fact that should be displayed on the news as they run this asshole out of town. This mayor is reprehensible. I will give him credit though, before he took office I never even knew a mayor had the authority to literally destroy an entire city. This guy sucks so bad its impressive.

Burn your trash in 55-gal drums. They could be strategically placed, wink, wink.

Why would a sitting mayor continue to insist that a trash service was under contract when it clearly wasn't -- and, when the council said they would not be paid? And, why would the service provider continue to provide services without a valid contract, and after being told that they would not be paid? The ONLY answer is a backroom deal.

chock managed to screw up the one thing in Jxn, that WAS Working, call back Waste Management, If they will
have us!

The city council has already ceded their power to the marxist mayor.

Stokes, who was an ardent supporter of Waste Management, has stated he doesn't care what company picks up the garbage as long as it gets done.

It appears it will be full steam ahead for the marxist mayor and his agenda, as the city council rubber stamps its approval.

The mayor's surname is very appropriate, and would be even more on point if his given name was Patrice, who also wore a bow tie.

@1:43 I agree with you that the council will cave. No one seems to be able to stand up to this mayor. When he gets away with this, he'll be even worse if possible.
There will be no stopping him.
I feel so sad for this city.

As Jackistan's home values continue to fall, just like the stock market under Xiden... Get out while you can because it ain't gonna get any better. Denial is not a River in Egypt.

I cannot imagine paying sky high taxes along with tuition at JA while having horrid roads, unreliable utilities, unresponsive cops and zero elected officials that care about your wants.

What kind of masochist kink is that?

Moving to the burbs and burning $100 bills as a sacrificial offer to the White Guilt Gods would be a cheaper guilt coping mechanism.

The truly sad part of all this is that many people in the city of Jackson support the mayor. They lack the intelligence to figure out what is really happening and don’t understand how the mayor/city council works. It is really, really pitiful that so called “ministers” are carrying the water for the mayor. As pitiful as the mayor is, his supporters allow and embrace his incompetence. I’m not sure we can ever expect better out of Jackson.

Will this impact the trash pickup in the city of Madison?