Jackson Jambalaya

Even a blind squirrel finds an acorn every now and then.

I can't see what the Gov said, its blank. Your recap of what has happened is correct. There sure have been a lot of petulant children in higher positions. Now, with the "are we gonna sue to stop the water authority" mentality, it proves the petulant children are still in the same damn position.

You know, you can only call the same people idiots so many times.

Up next, the airport.

I'm not specifically a Tate fan, but the comments on everything he says are hilarious. People saying we need to vote him out next election are obviously very civically engaged given he's term limited next year.

They will never admit it.

City council will have a discussion about the water authority tonight.

Basically he is saying the incompetent charlatans will just just steal the money run it back into the ground if they can get their hands on it because when they get into power, black folks don’t give a damn about their fellow black folks.

If they do get it back Jxn Water's work
will go down the drain.

Jackson can’t run anything.

They should be glad to have a third party control the system. Billing error? Low water pressure? Not the City's fault. Call the Water Authority.

No denying this. It’s true.

Running a municipal water system is a business function run by politicians. The recent candidates for office in Jackson and Hinds County have all placed their priorities on politics and the many concessions it takes to win an election and stay in office. Necessary business decisions do not make the political headlines until things go bad. Things have gone bad but they still think only about pandering for votes. And it's not just Jackson, it's also true of Hinds County.

Ted is the best thing that's happened to Jackson in the last 30 years. Maybe 40 or 50 years. It's a major miracle he's stuck it out this long.

He needs hazard pay added to his salary.

The problem has been misdignosed by Tater.

The real problem is that Jackson WANTS to run the water system.

I live in NE Jackson and I can assure you that I hope the city of Jackson never runs the water again. A lot of ppl think this as well. Seems the poor uneducated areas like South or west Jackson see it differently but NE Jackson pays the bills so there

Reeves doesn’t speak the language of diplomacy, but here he is speaking the language of truth.

Bennie said it first - the feds couldn't give the water money to Jackson because Lumumba had no plan. It's sad Jackson has to pay the price for electing a crook but some of us knew better. I never voted for that criminal.

11:27 I agree 100%.

Tate spoke the truth.

Also, noteworthy I think; Tate speaks impromptu very well. But, when he reads a prepared statement, he is very stiff and choppy. Maybe he should never again read a prepared statement.

@6:33 am: Everyone in south and west Jackson is not poor and uneducated. I'm not poor and a cardiologist living in beautiful and serene rural South Jackson formerly known as the county before being annexed by Harvey to add to the tax base. I, too, hope the city never ever gets control of the water system or airport. Additionally, if COJ is looking for ways to reduce deficit, eliminate the Public Works person. Total waste of money.

I don't know why the guv feels this way. Jackson has done an incredible job with dumping sewage in the Pearl River, street repairs, zoo management, perception of crime, no gangs, no corruption, trip to Paris, burning/destroying their million dollar ladder truck, blight... What could possibly go wrong.

Wait, what infrastructure improvements did Danks (RIP) and Ditto make? That being said, I believe that Jackson is in need of a white conservative leaning mayor. Tater tot and the others have proven they could care less about Horn and his legislative background...heck they won't even give him a chance to improve things. The WLBT interview with Teeuwissen tells me that Horn needs to lean on him more.

Dale built OB Curtis, created a $5 month surcharge to pay off the plant and make improvements.

You remind me of the too oft-repeated cultural lament that Danks and Ditto should have been aggressively replacing the underground pipes well before the expiration of the expected work life of those same pipes.

One of the cultural stalwarts was recently social media claiming that the pipes for the whole city are over 100 years old. The whole city. Over 100 years.

They can, and do, just make shit up.

Pieter Teeuwissen is and has always been an amazing leader. Above all, he's truthful and transparent in light of all the incompetence surrounding him.

12:38 … I was asking a legitimate question which KF partially answered. “cultural lament”? I’ve never lived in Jackson…Oxford, MS born and raised now in Madison going on 42 years. So if Danks buit and funded OB Curtis the question still remains whether or not Ditto did anything. Again I don’t know so I’m asking for clarification. I like to know a little bit about all side before I start pointing fingers.

Ditto was barely more competent than Lumumba. That should answer your question.

Slight correction KF. Danks started the planning and funding for OB Curtis and the major transmission lines in 1985-86. However, most construction occurred after Ditto took office in 1989 and the plant was not operational until 1991-92.