Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba is holding his weekly press conference right now. It is live-streamed below.
* Mayor Lumumba said the city is creating the "Develop Jackson" project. The Planning & Zoning Director said the city worked with the Lincoln Institute to create the project. He said the reason why there is a lack of housing in South and West Jackson is due to a lack of developers. The program will assist in training developers and helping them rebuild in the community. The training course is 18 months with one week of in-house training. A $200 fee will cover the course and materials.
* There will be an Easter Egg hunt Saturday at Livingston Park Saturday. The event is free for children under 10 years old. Visitors will get $5 admission to the zoo.
* Denim Day is April 30.
* The Clarion-Ledger's Charlie Drape asked if the Mayor had submitted a campaign finance report. Mayor Lumumba said the report was submitted today. Mr. Drape asked him to comment on Mississippi's campaign finance reporting laws but Hizzoner refused to take the bait.
* Mayor Lumumba said he feels "energized" about the election tomorrow.
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Does developer training include the proper incorporation and installation of bullet proof walls & glass? Hard to make money when your tenants are dead.
His name is Fred Shanks haha
this administration putting out a "developer Academy"..... I mean, this has to be the most narcissistic thing I have heard next to the town liar proclaiming in Detroit he has been persecuted......Geez, he really knows no shame
So Chowke made it back from Detroit flying first class on the taxpayer's dime?
I really do pray Lumumba looses this election. There are some good folks in Hinds County and Jackson and they just don't deserve him.
Hopefully he’s going to in 24 hours
Where is the report? Still haven’t seen it
Lack of developers. Let's break that down. Why is there a lack of developers? Developers develop where there is money to be made. There is no money to be made developing or building houses in South and West Jackson. Why? Well that is up for discussion, but I have my thoughts. The problem isn't the lack of developers, the problem is a lack of reason for developers to develop.
Now he blames the developers, or lack thereof, for his incompetency. What won't he think of next?
As long as the crime free-for-all in South and West Jackson remains uncontrolled and unabated there won't be any damn developers. This isn't any different than KF's asking about the OneLine folly. Mayor Incompetent flaps his gums as if something is actually going to happen when in reality all that's going down is another Lumumba spew of meaningless pablum.
We should hire the same developers that worked on the Farrish Street rejuvenation project. They seem to be on par with the COJ and it's quest for development.
Like father like son.
Maybe what he was 'thinking, but not saying' was the lack of developers that would cut him and his into the deal. There are plenty of developers - look around you at neighboring cities - it's just that they are willing to pay the ' price for admission ' into City of Jackson business approval process.
Adding more developers doesn't make it happen numb nuts. Good luck finding investors to provide the financing. Or, is the planned solution to then seek government grants for low income housing?
Lord help us if this incompetent idiot ends up in City Hall again! Jackson's pretty well "done," as it is, but if he were to make it back in, that would just confirm the residents of Jackson prefer to live in a non-functioning, dilapidated hell hole
It would cost more to develop and build in these areas than the homes would ultimately be worth. It’s simple economics.
Hey there Chief. Hold my beer while I pose this question. Why is there still an excavator at the site of the old Jackson Square Mall on Terry Road? You can plainly see it from I-55. Your out of state developers are sham artists and you’re in on it. Who can afford to leave a piece of equipment on a site for almost 2 years after demolition? I smell a snake in the wood pile. That was “supposed to be a multi million dollar Sports Complex”
No Excuse Acceptable for Firefighters work stations to be in such unhealthy living conditions! EPA and OSHA should have Fined Lumumba on this also. Love your neighbor as Yourself; not Love Only yourself Mayor! Vote John Horne!
He is pretty "loose."
Now, this, ladies and gentlemen, this is government in action. Lamumba shows the way toward good, effective, efficient government getting things done, by holding another press conference.
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