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The director of Parks and Recreation in Jackson, Ison Harris, Jr., has resigned after serving the city for eight years. Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba accepted the resignation and praised Harris for his integrity and dedication. This comes shortly after the resignation of the Public Works Director, Khalid Woods, for the second time.
Jackson City Council did not have a chance to vote on a request to hire Richard’s Disposal for trash collection as Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba pulled the item from the agenda after the company filed a lawsuit against the city. The council previously rejected a six-year, $54 million contract with the firm, leaving the city without garbage collection services. The city faces $25,000 a day in fines for each day it does not provide garbage collection services to residents.