Jackson Jambalaya

Show me the money.

What idiot would buy these bonds knowing the financial status of Jackson? Jackson has backed itself in a corner (I might add, with the help from the current mayor’s father.) On top of that, interests rates are skyrocketing making the issuance of new bond even more perilous. PLEASE adhere to the old adage, “Buyers beware”.

Once the agreement is signed by the mayor, the Justice Department would then file a case in federal court in Jackson and ask that the court approve the proposed path forward,” he said. “I would then, at that point, return to Jackson again, sit down beside the mayor, and hopefully representatives from the state and we will have a discussion about longer-term solutions.” So is the money given directly to the Mayor as Chokwe shared he wanted saying the State-and Governor Reeves did not give the COJ their fair share in the past. All of which was proven to be a LIE? I agree with Stokes as the 1st things our parents & school teachers taught us was to NEVER sign a contract without reading it. I see why EPA will stay in close contact with CHOKWE as All Trust was broken when All former ORDERS from EPA were ignored.

Too much B.S. and lies around this issue. Kenny says he hasn't even seen an agreement. WAPT reported the City Council was forced to sign a confidentiality agreement. I tend to believe Kenny! He has become the only voice of reason. Hang in there, Kenny. We need you.

Yet another Lumumba scam. Odds are there's a carve out that somehow finds its way to Rukia's bankroll buried inside.

Will the decree disclose the fines?

Stokes is smarter than we give him credit for. What he lacks in book knowledge, he makes up for in common sense.

Lumumba said in a recent interview with the Clarion Ledger that the negotiations will likely result in a “third-party administrator” who will operate outside the city’s control and who will be in charge of prioritizing projects and allocating federal funds. But he added that the arrangement won’t be a long-term solution.

“The federal government, as I understand it, isn’t looking to have some, you know, indefinite or permanent relationship in the city of Jackson,” the mayor said in the interview. So where and when will MS residents be able to watch National News with the Mayor retracting all of the I’ll discord and lies he and his religious leaders have said which were disproven I am forever effected by the lies and the Deflamation of Character to the taxpaying persons of MS. Most of us do well to pay our own utilities not to mention being asked to help those the Mayor told they did not have to pay!

Stokes said "bourgeoisie negroes".... hahahahahahahahahaha!

More evidence Stokes will never trust nor forgive Lil Choke after the punk mayor, from the steps of City Hall, denounced Stokes for taking bribes from WM, a scurrilous, abhorrent, defamatory lie.

That lie was the beginning of Lil Choke's descent into permanent disgrace, though his fall had been long deserved. Thank God for Stokes' common sense, as previously praised @8:44am.

8:15 you buy the bonds if the yield is high enough. The riskier the investment, the higher the yield. In other words, the worse your city is at managing money, the more expensive it is for them to borrow money.

Lumumba, behind the veil of an NDA, commits the city in advance to more bond indebtedness, terms and conditions of the issuance be damned. If Ashby Foote doesn't back Stokes, then Ashby should resign from office.

The City will probably pledge their sales tax collections to pay off the bonds incase water and sewer revenues are insufficient. This is probably the only way investors will buy them. Many cities do this on revenue bonds.

8:37 am exactly how did the mayor force the city council to sign anything? If that is true we do not need a city council. Just let the mayor do everything his way. In truth that is the way things have been run so far. Why do we even have a city council?

I'm old enough to remember when the city council was rational and semi-intelligent (still feckless, of course) and Mr. Stokes could enjoy playing the role of the radical. Times have changed and now he has to be the grown up in the room. What a time to be alive!

And a huge "thank you" goes out to @9:10. Hearing Mr. Stokes call the roundtable participants "bourgeoisie negroes" (starting at @1:02 in the video, y'all) literally made me laugh out loud. You won't hear anything truer or funnier the rest of this year.

Did he just drop "bourgeoisie negroes" ?!? Lol

The mayor and this guy from the EPA seem to have hit it off and have a bit of a chummy relationship. They both seem to like round table discussions, they like keeping the council in the dark, and both pay lip service to a problem without actually getting to the part where it actually gets fixed. It's like leaning on a shovel talking about how the hole will dig itself.

Ladumba wants the consent decree to be secret so that he is not formally assigned malfeasance and can pay the fines out of grant or bond funds, I think.

I hate it when I agree with Stokes and see him as the voice of reason. The problem is that it doesn't matter. EPA & DOJ will sign an agreement with Lumumba. (The alphabet has to cover their butts for lettythis happen in the first place. It's their job to enforce the Safe Drinking Water Act and they have failed to do so.)
Once Lumumba signs the agreement, the alphabet will run to Wingate who will ORDER the City and City Council to do what it says. They may fuss, but they'll do what They are told

What's the commission for the bond "consultant?" Wink, wink, nudge, nudge. Socrates, are you in? Can Epps consult from prison?

Maybe Chokwe can pick up some of the crypto currency tied to the Democratic Party & Ukraine.

"Bourgeoisie"

Yep, 62 years old and can't ever recall that term being used. So, I broke out the Google book on Urban definitions.

Good One Kenny!

Stokes must have stayed up late to brush up on his French vocabulary.

8:44 AM
Stokes is the epitome of the saying "In the land of the blind the one eyed man is king."

Lumumba was actually successful in improving Jackson’s bond rating, which comes in handy now.

"Stokes is smarter than we give him credit for. What he lacks in book knowledge"

Kenneth Stokes does not lack for book knowledge. He has a law degree, though he still speaks the language of his constituents. I guarantee his people know what "bougie" means, and I doubt they speak French.

The city counsel, which is responsible for approving contracts, should have had a seat at the round table discussion, but Lumumba just can't help himself from poking people in the eye. He and his senior advisors are just too petty to not do it.

This is funny and sad at same time. Only the CC can make agreements for the City and not the mayor. Mayor has no real power. Mayor can sign a a contract with with a Federal agency and it means nothing. Also Stokes is plenty smart and I think he has a law degree.

"Bourgeoisie"

You stale old crackers need to hone up on your street cred. All the cool kids sling it as "boojie."

He balks but then doesn't show up for the meeting. All hat, no horse.

@3:06.... speaking correctly doesn't make someone a "stale ol' cracker".

It never ceases to amaze me that suddenly you think Kenny Stokes got and brain and a moral code.
Are you really so naive that you can't see that he's playing you?

Stokes may be "playing" Jackson, or maybe not, but Lumumba is undeniably screwing Jackson over. Period.

When people begin to think Stokes is the adult in the room you can just imagine what the condition of the city really is.