Jackson Jambalaya

Are they all getting raises too? That’s a really big increase in charges. Where can we find out how much they are all paying themselves and how many raises they gave themselves while the rest of us are struggling to buy groceries and buy gas. Do they even pay for gas for their vehicles? Meanwhile every neighborhood on the Rez is filling with rentals, illegals, and teen thugs from Jackson!

Has Shad ever audited the PRVWSD? I've been a customer for the last eight years. Feels like I'm getting hosed (pardon the pun).

Rankin built the new sewer treatment plant because jackson was price gouging.

Now look at what THEY are doing, themselves.

Imagine my (complete lack of) surprise.

Make the Spillway a Toll road. $1 each way. All of the Rankinites traveling it through Ridgeland both ways on work days averages $10 a week and others traveling it to go to Dogwood etc will also contribute. Just an idea to cut down on increases. Could also use that income to maintain the ramps and rocks.

The West Rankin Utility Authority built the new treatment plant and disconnected sewer effluent from Savannah. And thank God they did. Now Rankin County has dissociated itself from the dysfunctional nightmare that is the City of Jackson, placing future residential and commercial development decisions back into the sole control of Rankin County decision-makers and away from idiots and fools and their EPA problems.

Everything is going up. a $.50 increase per 1000gal isn't much. I am typically very critical of Sigman and PRVWSD, but this makes sense. This isn't price gouging either 7:19.

Its a 50 cent rate increase. To give you a comparison, here's Jackson's rates:
water charge: $3.85 per ccf
sewer charge: $5.36 with a minimum charge of $16.08
sanitation charge: $37 per month

Since when is going from 4.25 cents per thousand gallons to 4.75 cents per thousand gallons a 3% increase?

Closer to 12%

8:49AM - they must have learned common core math

8:41 - I think it's the pattern and frequency of the increases that concerns folks not to mention the appearance of a lack of transparency

Inflation is eating into the salaries of the PRVWSD executives and board members. $150-250k a year salaries do not buy what they used to. Yes, most of these increases are going to salaries. But that money is necessary compensation for the hard work of these individuals. If you don’t like it then that’s tough. Utilities always have a total monopoly and there isn’t a damn thing anyone can do about it!

It's not like they are going to a water conference in Paris. Give it a couple of weeks and this will be water under the bridge. Right?

I wonder when PRVWSD is going to start making vehicles crossing the spillway have a bucket with "Trash" labeled on it.

For those that don't know, if fishing below the spillway, or riding in your boat, if you don't have a container specifically labeled "trash" they can and will cite you for it. They being Sigman's PRVWSD gestapo. You can have a trash bag, trash in a livewell, any other receptacle to hold trash, but if it does not specifically say "trash", you can and will get a ticket from them.

My interpretation of this is that salary increases, expenses, maintenance, etc. are not affecting this increase at all. This increase is specifically caused by the increased cost that PRVWSD pays to have their sewer treated. I believe that PRVWSD has sewer treated in 3 different places (Rankin County sewer treatment plant, City of Jackson sewer treatment plan, and Madison County sewer treatment plant). So I'm guessing, that PRVWSD is seeing an increased rate from those 3 providers.

@ 8.43 - Those Jackson charges are totally meaningless to those who neither receive nor pay water bills. And those charges are all lumped into the same bill with a breakout...for the few who receive one and choose to pay it.

@8:43 I'm fairly certain a municipality can't convert an existing road/bridge to a toll road; they can only construct new toll roads.

Wondering if 8:49 and 9:01 read the entire post before commenting or if they just didn't comprehend what was plainly written. The fifty cent increase was to one particular line item for the Regional Sewer Charge portion of the water and sewer bill. A total bill increase of around 3% is an entirely reasonable estimate as was shown in the example given.

8:49. 3% increase in the typical bill ($2.5/$77.25=3.23%). Also, please understand that the PRV can't borrow money like municipalities. They have to pay for their projects from reserves (pay as you go) and can't finance for 20-30 years. Big difference!!! Check out Jackson, Brandon and Flowood's debt!!!

Clue. Obtain one.
What's this, the 2nd or 3rd rate increase in 2 years?

I know I know, just a few cents right?
What was the last one? The one before that?

It's not just PRV. Check the rate increases over the last 2 years elsewhere in Rankin.

But, this is a nothingburger. Nothing to see here.

Relocate to Jackson-
Experience the happiness of free water, sewer and trash pickup.

@ 9:22 - The Board members are just regular citizens appointed by mayors, boards of supervisors and municipalities.

They don't make $150,000. They don't make a dime.

To the Jackson free-water commenters, I received a notice from JXNwater yesterday in the mail basically announcing that in fall water cut-offs will begin for those not paying their bills. I haven't seen a decrease in pressure or a water problem at all since the receiver started making improvements. All of the stupid vitriol about the water system is deprecated. Find some new material, ya' wankers.

@8:19

a notice is not the same as a pipe wrench.

@9:08 - There's never been so much as a notice before and that's where it starts. Hide and watch.

1:06 that is mighty cocky language. The bar is so low that 'reliable safe water" and 'people paying for the service' prompts you to boast.

I am sad for you, but I do hope you get to keep the appointed man that is cleaning up the elected man's mess.

If your sewer/ water rates are not slightly increasing every year, then your utilities are not being adequately operated and maintained.