Jackson City Leaders Sign 12-Month Contract with Richard's Disposal for Garbage Collection

Jackson city leaders have agreed to a 12-month emergency contract with Richard’s Disposal to resolve the city’s ongoing trash crisis. The contract will be voted on at a special council meeting, and trash pickups are expected to resume immediately. The council’s case against the mayor seeking permission to choose its own garbage contractor has been dismissed. The contract will be for around $808,000 a month, the same as the previous one-year contract with the New Orleans-based company.