Saturday, June 17, 2023

Mayor Declares State of Emergency

 Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba issued the following statement. 

 Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba has declared a local emergency after severe storm conditions early Friday morning caused substantial damage in the City of Jackson.  

 

A band of severe thunderstorms on the early morning hours of June 16 generated straight-line winds of up to 80 miles per hour, knocking down trees and causing power outages for many residents. The strong winds also caused significant damage to structures throughout the city, such as traffic signals and the Public Safety Communications and Information Building.  

 

As a result, the City of Jackson will need additional assistance beyond its city personnel to remove trees and repair traffic signals and city facilities.  

 

An emergency is defined as “any occurrence, or threat thereof, whether natural, technological, or man-made, in war or in peace, which results or may result in substantial injury or harm to the population or substantial damage to loss or property.” 

 

The emergency order is effective immediately and will be reviewed at the next regular scheduled meeting of the City Council. 


39 comments:

Anonymous said...

Did he just get back in town? It’s a day late and a (Fed relief) dollar short. Yesterday was treacherous DOR anyone trying to drive in Jackson: trees down in the ROW; lights working/not working/blinking - often following one another; only visible LEO for traffic control was UMMC police on State.

The mayor has decimated the city’s ability to respond but rides to the rescue via a declaration.

Anonymous said...

A city the size of Jackson needing help to cut trees and fix stop lights. Pathetic. Funny how all the neighboring cities are, you know, getting to work cleaning up and not looking for help

Anonymous said...

Max recorded wind gust 62 MPH. Doubt the Gumflapper has actual proof of anything beyond that. Remember, this is the CLOWN that led the nation to believe that OBC actually flooded.

Anonymous said...

Not making light of what may be a serious situation in some locations, but this "mayor" loves to declare a "State of Emergency" more than he enjoys telling the national press that all of Jackson's problems are caused by racists and white flight.

Anonymous said...

Jackson IS an emergency.

Anonymous said...

Mayor Lumumba is a state of emergency.

Anonymous said...

Why is there suddenly a shortage of personnel? Should the gubnor send the National Guard in with chain saws? I thought it was just the PD that the mair has short-changed.

Don't tell the national weather service that there were 80 mph winds in Jacktown. They actually have scientific ways to determine such stuff.

Breaking: EPA sending 600 high-dollar Stihl chain saws to Jackson. No accounting for them will be required.

Anonymous said...

It's been an emergency since Danks left.

Anonymous said...

Don’t believe Jackson has a traffic signal repairman on staff. Some lights have been out over a year. State of emergency is due to managerial incompetence.

Anonymous said...

"As a result, the City of Jackson will need additional assistance beyond its city personnel to remove trees and repair traffic signals and city facilities."

Actually the city's need for help to repair traffic lights is the result of the city's failure to have anyone on staff who is capable to repairing traffic lights. This "emergency" was totally predictable, and therefore self-inflicted.

From May 12. 2023:

http://kingfish1935.blogspot.com/2023/05/jackson-has-no-traffic-signal-techs.html

Anonymous said...

Is there any kind of situation that the city can handle without outside assistance?

Anonymous said...

Rolling Fork and Silver City got on their hands and knees but did not have to beg for help. Help came out of love and RESPECT for people of these delta towns. Get YOUR a$$ out there and lead by example for once.

Anonymous said...

I am surprised Kingfish has not made a post yet about the long swath of I20 and I55 that are without lighting. Those tall expensive lights all along the interstate from the stack to Clinton are out and I'm told that MDOT is tired of replacing the copper wiring that keeps getting stolen. We are talking about a major interstate, with non-existent lane lines in spots with no lighting. Treacherous.

The road is totally invisible at night if it rains. I know this is not related to the storms of this week, but it is a miracle there are not wrecks every night along that stretch.

Anonymous said...

I grew up in Fondren (before it was cool) just east of the RR tracks
Lived in Jackson all my life except for college until 4 years ago.
My observation now is while there were always bad parts of town,
The whole town now is bad..streets, traffic lights pitiful maintenance
City services that were taken for granted are absent.
Chuck Sucks!

I Declare said...

Chowke hoping that his declaration will bring in some more of the federal/state free money. Right?

Anonymous said...

I think there's a significant amount of citizens without power and it's hot as hell. I think Jackson may need help, but no more than anyone else so what really is the process to identify elderly and people with meds that need to be on ice? It was serious for anyone out early yesterday and straight wind at 62 is crazy. Shit is down everywhere. If no emergency declaration comes from the state, what happens after 2,3,4,days?

Anonymous said...

Meanwhile the adjacent cities are just working to get everything back working and not wasting time with declaring states of emergencies. Chokwe is all about “look at me”, and that’s the issue. It’s not like Jackson is the only area without power and trees down, he just wants someone to feel bad for him.

Anonymous said...

I know of a mayor who refused to meet with a President when the President came to town. The narcissist mayor was more interested in a possible mention from CNN for snubbing the nation's leader than in meeting with the President to appeal for help.

Anonymous said...

The State of Emergency should extend at least through the end of the Mayor’s term.

Anonymous said...

Move the State Capitol! Please move State employees

Anonymous said...

1:38.. Amen X whatever # of mayor wannabes we've had since then! Amen and Amen!

Cuckway said...

100% Incompetence

Anonymous said...

Prior to him getting any funding, he should have to lead the city council with the pledge of allegiance.

Anonymous said...

Mother Mary please file. I need some gumbament assistance.

Anonymous said...

numerous fools who have not noticed the 55 Kroger gas station closed for two days as if it’s for fun. we just had a serious weather emergency. I’ve no use for Jxn govt but come on.

Anonymous said...

9:49 - ummm…. Kroger is not the only gas station in Jackson. Far from it.

Anonymous said...

Not even sure why I read these comments on this blog, but y’all suck. There are 30,000 customers without power in Hinds county and y’all can fuck right of off and fuck this shit blog

Anonymous said...

"I know of a mayor who refused to meet with a President when the President came to town."

Even more foolish than that was the president's decision to travel to Jackson in the first place.

Anonymous said...

Somebody should declare a state of confusion

Anonymous said...

This mayor is a total fraud and isn’t capable of telling the truth. Only one thing matters to him and that’s the color of your skin. Get out of here mayor. We love it when you’re not in town.

Kingfish said...

What exactly is the Mayor supposed to do about restoring power?

Suppose he did have half a dozen signal techs. What can they so when those lights have no power supply? This is ALL in the hands of Entergy. The city is clearing roads where they need to be cleared. That is about all it can do right now besides providing aid such as cooling stations.

Other areas don't have power as well. Look at that energy outage map from yesterday. Quite a bit of homes in Madison didn't have power. SW part of Hinds County and Clinton didn't have power either.

Anonymous said...

As implied above, this mayor is a public beggar who prefers federal help to state help and has tried to blame all traffic light failures on weather when he has some responsibility. Race begging and race mongering are not substitutes for practical leadership.

Nevertheless, a hot humid climate that produces both prolific tree growth and wet windy storms are not beneficial to pole and line power distribution. Getting more lines under ground can help in some subdivisions, when those costs are weighed against cost of disruption.

Anonymous said...

Suppose he did have half a dozen signal techs. What can they so when those lights have no power supply? This is ALL in the hands of Entergy.

Surely you're not saying that 100% of the non-functioning signals are only so because they lack power.

Anonymous said...

The alleged mair is as nonfunctional as this alleged blog.

Sad to see a good city go to crap; main causes seem to be the mair and the nonfunctional city council (except for stokes,perhaps).

Is the purpose of this blog to defuse anger from those who might want to have changes for the better?

And since you know who I am, you can discard this comment, mr "kingfish"

Anonymous said...

Per N’side Sun, he can’t even get the rfp issued for the 1% committee to commission their study on the city’s streets. Srsly, the lede is “MONTHS LATER — Commission waiting on city to hire consultant.”

I know he rode his father’s coattails into office. And say what you’re thinking about Senior, but I’m gonna tell you from my experience and research that this apple did not come from this tree.

Junior was no more than an opportunist who capitalized on his father’s life, death, and legacy. That may sound harsh and shrill, but never for a single second have I thought Chokwe Antar had any of his father’s judgment and pragmatism. It’s like you wouldn’t even know they were father and son.

Anonymous said...

I am not one of the commenters bashing Chuck (this time) but it is pathetic the traffic lights in NE Jxn were still non-functional Sunday.

And if Jackson's state of emergency request is largely the fault of Entergy, why did Queen Mary not form a similar request since Entergy is the provider there too?

Genuinely trying to see the rational justification for Jackson reacting differently if the storm and the providers were basically the same in other counties.

Anonymous said...

@1:25 am, the comments are the best thing about this blog. Well, except for yours.

Anonymous said...

So here is how declarations of emergency work with King Antar. True story. Daughters house has service box pulled from house when limb hits pole early Friday. King Antar declares emergency. Daughter has certified, licensed, approved electrician fix service early Friday afternoon. Ready for Entergy right…..not so fast has to be inspected by Jx right? Whoops can’t do it Friday, sat and sundays are off for weekend, can’t work on Juneteenth. So the emergency become four days of BS from Jx. Has he ever thought of an emergency waiver of inspection when repairs are done by certified and licensed people? Hell no.

The incompetence just keeps on rolling

Anonymous said...

A limb pulled my service box off the house but it still worked. Called a local, very reputable company that declared it an emergency and repaired it that day. They said waiting for a permit would be dangerous given that it takes forever in Jackson. I won't out the company but I was very satisfied with their work. At this point, it's all self help and the City is the enemy.


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