tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post1724339883330337070..comments2024-03-28T23:48:08.527-05:00Comments on Jackson Jambalaya: Jackson's water bond failure: the Rest of the story.Kingfishhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-49331540275869311652010-08-17T13:32:21.848-05:002010-08-17T13:32:21.848-05:00Trust me, they read this site. ;-)
Of course th...Trust me, they read this site. ;-) <br /><br />Of course there is the matter that for that half a million a year, how much more in improvements could've been made to the water system. <br /><br />Everyone getting this? Half a million extra a year in bond payments on this deal, then a refinance that will cost the city $8 million more dollars and blow a hole of at least $3 million in four years.Kingfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06184990110961727404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-8168009989333093692010-08-13T16:16:42.220-05:002010-08-13T16:16:42.220-05:00Slowly but surely all the facts in your story are ...Slowly but surely all the facts in your story are getting reported at the C-L Kingfish. Harvey definitely screwed up.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-22414052316215183482010-08-12T19:39:33.109-05:002010-08-12T19:39:33.109-05:00There seems to be a path being made from so many t...There seems to be a path being made from so many trips to the woodshed with this administration.Barney Fifenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-83648280440552406212010-08-11T19:38:58.791-05:002010-08-11T19:38:58.791-05:00Question -- was Harvey planning to use the bond pr...Question -- was Harvey planning to use the bond proceeds to cover general operating expenses? Why on earth would he have relied on bond proceeds (which by definition must be allocated for a specific capital expenditure)in developing the city's operating budget???? Operating budgets are spposed to be based on recurring revenues (i.e., fees and taxes, NOT bond money.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-62367664439782551082010-08-10T22:34:05.772-05:002010-08-10T22:34:05.772-05:00KF, bottom line it. Then let me read later. Grea...KF, bottom line it. Then let me read later. Great work.<br /><br />Go figure everyone is in favor of a line item veto. Isn't it amazing when what is right bite's one in the ass?<br /><br />No politics intended.katpkangaroohttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o_hfWb2pVwk&feature=relatednoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-59551314395534315862010-08-10T21:00:29.019-05:002010-08-10T21:00:29.019-05:00Thanks to KF for reporting the whole story.
Thank...Thanks to KF for reporting the whole story.<br /><br />Thanks to Haley and Tate for watching out for those of us that are paying the bills!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-41648845344740733462010-08-10T17:08:06.201-05:002010-08-10T17:08:06.201-05:00Outstanding piece of work Kingfish.
But therein l...Outstanding piece of work Kingfish.<br /><br />But therein lies the problem. There is no accountability in Jackson. <br /><br />Your shining the light is cathartic as you give voice to the tens of thousands of citizens in Jackson who are sick and tired of the incompetence. <br /><br />But in the end nothing will change.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-469236665887197242010-08-10T16:40:19.718-05:002010-08-10T16:40:19.718-05:00We've got a municipal debt bomb about to explo...We've got a municipal debt bomb about to explode in this country. Harvey Johnson, not wanting to miss the party, wants to load up on any and all debt he can get his hands on so that Jackson can blow up also. It is easy for the downtown interests to encourage these reckless actions because they've got their "deals" which means that the taxpayers will be holding the bag. Then they wonder why people are still leaving Jackson.<br /><br />Jackson: the Detroit of the SouthAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-22085343241353480752010-08-10T14:45:09.074-05:002010-08-10T14:45:09.074-05:00One of the best written, researched articles read ...One of the best written, researched articles read anywhere over the past few months. And for an issue (bonds and state government) like this, that many would find mundane and boring, this is an excellent article. I'm sure Harvey and his cronies at City Hall are not going to be very happy that their incompetence is being shown, but that probably isn't high on your list of worries, KF.<br /><br />BTW, I am thankful that we have a Bond Commission in this state, despite the CL (an antiquated entity in inself) thinking that it is no longer necessary. And with its current makeup they have been able to keep the bonded indebtedness of the state in reasonable check. Too bad they didn't do the same with the previous membership (Musgrove, Bennett and Moore)!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-7565851535120321442010-08-10T14:32:23.101-05:002010-08-10T14:32:23.101-05:00Dude, you have hit the nail squarely on the head. ...Dude, you have hit the nail squarely on the head. Squarely.<br /><br />PERIOD.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-14305877930580240412010-08-10T13:29:08.726-05:002010-08-10T13:29:08.726-05:00Harvey should apologize for the empty threats he m...<i>Harvey should apologize for the empty threats he made to the state.</i><br /><br />Furthermore he should apologize for the threats he has made to Jacksonians to increase their water rates to pay for a project (two-way Capitol Street) that is not, by far, the more urgent infrastructure priority in this city.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2447438783001404385.post-30508796280845525652010-08-10T12:37:44.510-05:002010-08-10T12:37:44.510-05:00Don't forget the C-L wants taxes raised on eve...Don't forget the C-L wants taxes raised on everything ... but the newspaper no sir no taxes on the old C-L. I must say that with todays circulation numbers the tax raised would not be very much.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com