Jackson Jambalaya

Bill really should start a weekly feature political cartoon on JJ.

According to the Water Czar, nothing can be sold while under Control of the Feds.

The Byram mayor needs to set aside city funds to take Jackson to court to free up the water. That's how Chockweed Lulubamba work. Do nothing & settle everything in court. How much taxpayer money has been spent on lawyers since the mayor been in office???

According to the Water Czar, nothing can be sold while under Control of the Feds.

Link?

Free the land, but charge double for the water

Tell the people from Byram to just take a bucket to the old Colonial Country Club and get all of the free Jackson water you can carry.

11:24 - I don't have a link. I'm just telling you what he has said several times during press conferences.

Lufumble don’t need or want Byram’s money. And he don’t care if Byram has water. Y’all mistaking him for a leader!

Feds and Court can approve.

However, Jackson is also losing a revenue stream so that should be factored into the purchase price.

@11:41, Comrade Ted has said alot of things during press conferences that turned out to be false, in error and/or incorrect. He makes shit up as he goes along.

@11:15 am - That's not what he said. As I recall (admittedly I'm paraphrasing him) he said that he has broad authority through the court order to make improvements to and maintain Jackson's water system without needing pre-approval from Lying Lumumba or the City, EXCEPT for selling the system. He was pretty clear that he did not have the authority to sell off any portion of the City's water system to Byram or any other entity, because the City still owns the system.

To add to @11:55's comment, making shit up as one goes along is the liberal way. We've watched countless libs (both Clintons, Obama, Biden, Pelosi, Schumer, Harris, Lil' Choke, etc.) do that very thing.

KF - Yep, Byram customers actually pay their bills.

@11:55 AM Yep, ol' Ted is like Chowke.

12:33 - that's what I said. He does not have the authority to sell any/all of the water system, and that is what he would be doing if he accepted the money for Jackson's waterpipes in Byram.

Henifin CAN sell the system, or whatever else he deems appropriate, while under the court order.

And Byram can leave, just as soon as they can get their wells, pumps, etc in place. Just as West Rankin left Savannah Street treatment when Chock wouldn't give them a seat at the table about managing the system.

Byram's only problem is the installation of distribution lines. If they want to tell Jackson to really screw itself, they would start installing their own lines and abandon those old PVC lines that Jackson inherited when it took over providing water to the area. And this is not a big hurdle to jump; just takes time. White is doing the sensible thing in first offering to purchase the existing lines and other features, but if Jackson/Henifin (whoever is in charge, depending on which you ask) refuses - he can call one of many contractors and start installing his own distribution system.

"Feds and Court can approve.
However, Jackson is also losing a revenue stream so that should be factored into the purchase price."
March 28, 2023 at 11:47 AM

You bring up a very interesting point, Kingfish. Considering the recently-reported 27-million-Dollar operating loss, the revenue angle might possibly work AGAINST Jackson - depending on who's framing the argument, and who's hearing the argument.

Everyone is hitting on the correct solution for Byram.

If Henefin would entertain an offer from Byram or any offer to sell assets to any entity, Judge Wingate would probably demand an explanation and would have to be satisfied with the pro's and con's of any sale. (Sorry, Judge, but you run it now. The decisions come down to you)

Byram could run their own pipes and skip any negotiation with Jackson, assuming the original agreement allows this. (KF- what are the specifics of the Byram & Jackson contract & amendments?) The rights-of-way are already in place, so it might be a determination by Byram to take on that cost. That doesn't seem likely without a court ruling that Byram can do that AND get out of the contract with Jackson.

Its probably a great time to be a lawyer right now.

3:16
The poorest man in town is a lawyer in a one lawyer town. Now when the second lawyer moves into town they become the two richest men in town.

March 28, 2023 at 2:02 PM
Hefflin doesn't repeat doesn't have any authority to sell anything.
Quit sending false information out.

Love that cartoon!

I'd say it was time to unleash some plagues. But hail, frogs, locusts, and brimstone, pale in comparison to Jackson's populace.

OK 5:14 - whatever you say. Evidently you have read the court order along with listening to Henifin's multiple conflicting statements about what he can and can't do. Granted, he did say that he had a $20million grant - when he didn't. He did say he would follow the law if Rep Yates' bill passed, and then he said he wouldn't. He cancelled the meter contract, and then he didn't. He said he was for a non-profit corporation being established to take the system when he leaves, and then he said he wasn't in favor of it.

Guess mayby Dr. Omari and the family haven't told him yet what the proper answer is for this fiasco. Either way, all Byram has to do is say goodbye, and quit paying the bills for water, put in their own lines and laugh as they get good well water.

4:29 Don't see your logic. "Only gas station in town... only grocery in town.. only hospital in town"...? It's only when others come in does the completion & pricing wars begin... and lessens the profit margin for all. (They would make much more IF the only game in town)

8:29

It’s a joke son! If there’s only one lawyer, people settle their differences without suing. With two lawyers they stay busy suing each other’s clients!

Even Kingfish got it!

"Anonymous said...

Byram's only problem is the installation of distribution lines. If they want to tell Jackson to really screw itself, they would start installing their own lines and abandon those old PVC lines that Jackson inherited when it took over providing water to the area. And this is not a big hurdle to jump; just takes time.

March 28, 2023 at 2:02 PM"


Wrong! That would be a huge hurtle to jump and very expensive and very inconvenient.

The people of Byram people should tell Jackson to remove their pipe lines from the city of Byram. Start charging Jackson rent and damages for their lines polluting their city with all of the water leaks.

10:26, that’s a good point. Jackson’s decrepit water lines are continuously causing major damage to Byram’s roads and disrupting travel and business. I travel Siwell Rd. daily and they are constantly having to dig through it and then patch it to repair water leaks. That water line looks like Swiss cheese, it’s so old and corroded, and the once nicely paved Siwell is now covered in patches and speed bumps from all the repairs. Byram literally should charge Jackson for rent and damages and creating a public hazard. Jackson is no better than the slumlords that inhabit it.

@11:20, CSpire's contractor broke a water line in my yard when fibering up our neighborhood. CSpire paid for the repair.

My guess is Byram can document with little effort damages to infrastructure from insufficient (non-existent) service provider maintenance. Byram should give Jackson a deadline to accept the offer and then file a lawsuit should the offer deadline pass.