Jackson Jambalaya

No bottled water locations on "the safe side of town". All locations are south and west Jackson. He doesn't care about NE Jackson. If it hasn't been apparent before, it is now.

Blaming Jacksons water issues on the artic blast and other weather is like Southwest Airlines continuing to blame their issues on the weather. Both have a lot of similarities.

"Staffing issues" didn't cause the lack of 3-1-1 calls being answered; it is a failure of management that caused this problem. They knew that the cold weather was coming and should have adjusted accordingly.

LuDUMBa you’re an absolute idiot and blatantly opposed to NE Jackson. Why do we pay all the damn taxes yet get no water? You like to drink at NE Jackson char and at Manship amongst these people yet you dispose them. Tell us why no water for NE Jackson

2:21, There is no safe side any more.

2:45 the answer lies with the shade of printer paper.

Staffing issues. Gee whiz, how hard is it to make sure you have Departments properly staffed? This is elementary.

What does a leak in the well system have to do with the rest of the city.

Lying Lumumba knows good and well that water won't be free of a boil water notice by Saturday. They can't even figure where the water is leaking at this point even with citizens reporting the leaks for weeks.

@3:56
I’ve known Lumumba for a long long time… even went to private school with him
I can honestly tell you that I’ve never met someone so arrogant and be such a fool
He is truly a fool. Never listens to anyone no matter how experienced they are on a subject. No sir doesn’t matter bc he knows it all. It’s an illness called narcissism

See my comment on a previous post. I knew this 311 problem would happen 2 days ago.

Why would anyone think they will answer 311 when they don’t answer 911?

LaDumba cant staff ( much less manage):
311
911
water/sewer system
police department
community development department
What can he do?

Blah, blah, Tater fault, blah, blah, racism, blah, blah, I'm a great mayor, blah, Tater be turbull...

Y’all need to STOP blaming LaLaLabamba. The wise and intelligent people of Jacktown elected him TWICE for mayor. If he quit tomorrow they would elect someone else just like him, as they have done in the past.

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Which school did yall attend?

Isn't the old Broadmoor Baptist Church in Northeast Jackson?

When the mayor says "things are looking up", we have no choice but to look up. For so long, people have voted for this man as some savior, only to be voted in and blaming everyone for his lack of vision and purpose. Now, I know none of his "voters" will read this, but they seriously need to vote for the candidate and not the party.
There is only one Savior, and I'm quite sure he is not it. Quit blaming others, step up, and do that job you were hired to do...(hint: it's not guest starring in movies, rap videos, and doing all the things that promote symbolism over substance).

@3:40, yes a leak in well supply side of treatment system wouldn't affect distribution downstream from treatment, but has to be repaired.

Jackson needs a leak detection system in place; Henifin, not Lil Choke, should update us.

Why does the media, including this platform, refer to the mayor by his full name, i.e. "Chokwe Antar Lumumba?"

Is everyone afraid that they will be called a racist if they say/pen "Mayor Lumumba?"

The Memphis Liberty Bowl will go on without water. What does Memphis have in common with Jackson?

1. In the South?
2. East of the Mississippi River?
3. Run by Dems?
4. Other

https://wreg.com/sports/liberty-bowl-fans-say-water-problems-wont-spoil-fun/

I work for the city. There is no ability to "staff up" for the emergencies we are going through. I believe there may be about 3-4 employees total (just asked), so there's no one to call to come in and bridge the gap. There is no call center (as WAPT requested to tour only to be shot down), no bank of phones, and the 3-1-1 number itself is out of order. You have to call (601)-960-1111 directly. That's 3-4 employees taking ALL Public Works calls for city. On July 22, the mayor advised Council they may no longer reach out to Public Works directly, so ALL calls are being funneled through those folks. They are exhausted and the pay is embarrassing. Last I saw, some of the water/sewer guys were being paid $9.23/hr. Way to go, mayor.

Henifin is already playing the sycophantic local media like a fiddle.

@8:05 PM - You left out hizzoner's highly acclaimed (by him) "Real Time Crime Center."

Kingfish allows a running ton of city, county and other officials to be called (on here) by comical names and titles and has for years. White and black, city, county and state. 'The Hat' is a current example.

Awhile back, Kingfish started refusing posts that referred to Lumboola/Ludumbo/Choke as Mair. Suddenly after weeks of many posters referring to Choke as Mair, Kingfish decided it was off limits.

That in itself was nuts. Even the Mair knows it.

If I answered the phone at the water plant, I would not use my real name.

Such an odd time we are living in.

We all know the mayor is not capable of helping Jackson.
But the majority of the citizens continue to supoort him.
And the no media outlet (other than this one) will call him on his endless lies.
So he can smugly say "Tate did this!" and his low intellect constituents eat it up.
I am thankful I saw all of this unfolding years ago and left before values plummeted.

You cannot fix this when the majority approves.

And you cannot ask the minority (wyte people) to sacrifice safety and well being to save them from their own demise.
No matter what the White-guilt hold outs say.

Water, water, everywhere, not a drop to drink.

Some of you expect clairvoyance.
How,pray tell would you identify which underground pipes were poorly installed or not up to grade decades ago?
The truth about why NE Jackson doesn't have a sight is that most of us can 1) afford to buy water, we've maintained water pressure or only a momentary reduction because developers of neighborhoods they hope will be high end, don't skimp and the homes weren't "spec".
We are also smart enough to know how to mitigate this problem including how to still use our dishwasher safely and how to get filters replaced.
We don't cut and run but maintain and secure our homes and work to solve problems rather than wring our hand and whine.
We also know that cowards who run at the first signs of trouble or cause trouble or don't bother with facts come in "white" too. My neighborhood loves our few neighbors "of color" as they have improved their properties,maintained their homes, have excellent taste and are smart,well educated,successful people successful with all the social graces well learned.
And, it's really clear that some of you haven't really been in Jackson in quite a while. You haven't seen the renovations and projects that can be done without federal money or dependent on changing Mississippi laws to make absentee landlords accountable.

@ December 29, 2022 at 5:08 PM

It doesn't take "clairvoyance" to maintain water & sewer infrastructure. It's been going on since the Roman Empire.

NE Jackson is probably the region having the most meters that actually pay their water bills -- as well as the most taxpayers -- and should damn-well have a site for potable water.

I go to or through the City of Jackson multiple times per week. The improvements are few, and most of the renovations are by the hands of outside investors.

Why are you bringing up skin color?

That's a fancy-ass scarf.

7:01 - It was unintentional, but I believe you just answered your own question.