Jackson Jambalaya

Jackson - the poster child for a third world, no, make that a 4th world city. But as long as the Fondren and Belhaven residents have their lattes all is good.

$50 Johnny Horhn's administration passes the buck.

When Johnny told Gibbs post-general to tamp down the enthusiasm I knew right then and there that nothing was going to change.

It’s the last day of Lumumba’s reign of incompetence. This probably deserves it’s own thread.

You deserve what you will tolerate, and it aint bottomed out yet…

@8:56
“First World” meant NATO/US Allies. Third world was anyone not allied with the USSR or NATO/US. There is/was no “fourth world” and it is also why we say “developing nations” now since the USSR is gone. Plenty of developing countries were allied with either NATO or the USSR during the cold war. So they weren’t the “third world” since they were part of one of the two worlds.

Too many Americans use phrases they dont even understand. And then wonder why the rest of the world thinks y’all are stupid.

The picture looks like sinkhole started on private property. Wouldn't it be on homeowner to fix? Jxn water is not responsible for private property.

True, dat. However, the sinkhole is now part of the road itself. A true public hazard.

Thanks for the lesson, KAREN.

Spoken like a true democrat. How many millions is Jackson owed in back water bills? Pretty sure that money would go a long way.

Seems to me that if the property line is what's causing damage to city property but the owner won't address it, you cut the water to the property, remove the meter and tell them they can have their service back when they're in compliance. Period.

In a month or two it will be water under the bridge. Right?

"Private line"??? If it was a private water line I believe the hole would be full of water. If it's a private sewer service line then all the dirt in the hole is going into JXN Water's sewer line and it will become their problem. What other "private line" could it be???

The new mayor has his work cut out for him. I am literally praying for him. I mean we can't go much lower. He has 3 or 4 top priorities. More police, compitent public works director are 2 of them. The city was destroyed in 8 years.

Maybe a tad of sarcasm with the 4th world?

Did Mr. Foote say if the homeowner fixed their private line?

Anyone that thought Hohrn was going to be anything other than a talking head never saw him "perform" in the legislature.

@9:24 you dont know what a being a “Karen” means either. I didn’t ask to speak to your manager!

The residents of Jackson are getting what they voted for. They voted for it again, this time with a different name. One day, with enough time, they will do something different.

Jackson - if Cabrini-Green were a city.

Mr. Horhn has not taken office yet.

And the definition of insanity is what?

You Jacksonians who think there will be drastic changes in Jackson with Hohrn at the helm need to THINK AGAIN!
You can't upright the Titantic. The wound is fatal.

Excellent strategy by Ashby. Go public with these videos from all over your ward every single week. TV Newsers will lap this stuff up.

The only thing that matters in Jackson is skin color, another mayor with the correct skin color and a new set of problems.

He pulled the hat from Stoke's playbook! Maybe there is a rabbit in there as well...

If it's a sewer break it is not active or he would be knee-deep in raw boo-boo.

Heaven forbid any of those he mentioned could all meet together at the house and come up with a plan to divide responsibility for repairs...

Get it fixed by greasing the council and mayor their fair share. Duh.

Start chunking old couches, recliners, washing machines and garbage bags into the hole, just like is done all along our roadsides, and the hole will soon fill up.

This issue doesn't "undermine property values" and "undermine the confidence in city goverment". Unfortunately, that was done long before this sinkhole started.

I work in water/sewer utilities. Water/sewer services should always extend at least to the property line for the "point of service". Then the homeowner runs the rest of the way to the house. That is because you don't want the homeowner having their private water or sewer line on city right-of-way. When that happens, you can have a situation like this where the homeowner won't fix it, but the real damage is to the public infrastructure.

Does anyone down there understand basic public works?

10:36 - Einstein, what do you suggest they do different? Pay's horrible and the selections aren't much better.

Maybe he should read the city ordinances. Sec. 110-9. - Procedure when sidewalks, curbs and holes in grass plot areas are found dangerous; liability for damage.
(a)If in the judgment of the city engineering section of the utilities division of the public works department, any existing sidewalk or curb requires a repair, or has become so out of alignment so as to be dangerous to the traveling public, or, where a hole exists in the grass plot between the sidewalk and the curbline, the city engineering section of the utilities division of the public works department shall first serve written notice on the owner, agent or tenant of the abutting property requiring repair to be made on such sidewalk or curb, or requiring the hole in the grass plot area to be closed, all to be completed within ten days. Thereafter, the city engineering section of the utilities division of the public works department shall report the necessity for the construction of the repairs at the next regular meeting, and thereafter the city council shall proceed to declare such work necessary.(b)If any damage to any person or animal or property arises as a result of the property owner, his agent or tenant, neglecting, failing or refusing to make the repair or fill the hole, then the city attorney shall file suit against such property owners for any damage that the city may be required to pay.

Some people will spend more time and energy avoiding a job than it would take to actually do it.

That's a common problem, and it isn't just in Jackson. But the Lumumba administration seems to have elevated it to an art form.

Did Stokes start a side gig selling name hats to other elected officials? I don't recall seeing Foote wearing his name hat until this. Maybe Foote can do a raw boo boo remix featuring Stokes to bring attention to this problem.

@ If it's a sewer break it is not active or he would be knee-deep in raw boo-boo. June 30, 2025 at 11:46 AM

You don't know much about sewers.

If in the judgment of the city engineering section of the utilities division of the public works department ...

The Lumumba administration has been such an honest broker ... and highly competent too.

If the city can mow an overgrown lot or tear down a public nuisance structure and bill/sue the owner, why can't the same be undertaken in a case like this? If there's a loophole, it needs to be addressed.

Sounds like 9:34 and 1:35 are on the right track.

Elect competent people in. The only thing Jackson wants is another Black mayor. When race is the only thing you vote for, you get what you get. Where is the diversity in that office?