The legislature moved one step closer to creating the Jackson Metro Water Authority yesterday after the Senate passed HB# 1677.
State Representative Shanda Yates (I - The Holman Castle) authored the bill. The Authority will be tasked with operating water and sewer services served by the city of Jackson. History and text of billA nine-member board will govern the Authority. The bill spells out who will sit on the board:
Rate increases and bond sales of more than $5 million will be approved by a two-thirds majority of the Board.
HB # 1677 passed the Senate 43-8.
State Senator Joel Clark ( R - Mary Mahoney's) said "We are not a third-world country. Everyone deserves clean drinking water," said State Senator Clark when his Senate Energy Committee passed the bill.
The bill will be returned to the House of Representatives for concurrence.
10 comments:
Jackson has clean drinking water.
COJ officials should not be allowed near the operations of the water system.
It says byram and Ridgeland nominated. Does jxn city council
have to approve?
I’m hoping the city leadership will approve this bill considering Shonda is an elected official from the city of Jackson (even though she’s white) I get it she represents a population that isn’t reflected in other parts of the community but she’s elected none the less. Limousine liberals. St Andrews parents and private college educated citizens with money elected her is the mentality.
The inevitable race-based federal lawsuit can be consolidated with Stallworth v. Bryant (airport lawsuit). Same weak-ass, contrived arguments will be made.
The House stupidly passed the version that gave the City of Jackson back de facto control of the water system via majority control of the newly created water authority. How are we feeling about what the house will do with the current version?
You mean Senate didn't go along with the mayor. Sounds good to me.
Jackson water can never be left solely under the control of that incompetent city. Actually nothing should under control of that city.
Why bring race into it?
@8:57am, no Yates slander please. I am a hard right conservative who voted for and appreciates Shanda. I know many others like myself.
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