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politics2 years ago•2 min saved

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.

via WLBT|

#emergency-contract #jackson #mayor-and-council

local2 years ago•3 min saved

Jackson, MS in Trash Crisis as City Council Rejects Garbage Collection Contract.

The Jackson City Council voted down a one-year contract with Richard's Disposal, leaving the city without a garbage collection service. The city provided dumpsters, but they were found to be overflowing and a health hazard by the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality. The council also rejected a resolution for a six-month contract with Richard's Disposal and an emergency declaration. The city faces potential fines of up to $25,000 per violation for not meeting MDEQ requirements, which can only be met with curbside trash pickup. The council has a court hearing on Monday to determine their power to negotiate contracts, and Richard's Disposal has filed a lawsuit against the city.

via WAPT Jackson|

#garbage-collection #jackson-city-council #lawsuit

politics2 years ago•5 min saved

Jackson's Garbage Woes: Richard's Disposal Sues City Over Contract

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.

via WLBT|

#jackson #lawsuit #mayor-lumumba

politics2 years ago•7 min saved

Jackson's Garbage Contract in Turmoil: Council Votes Down Richard's Disposal.

The Jackson City Council in Mississippi voted down a six-year contract with Richard's Disposal, which has been providing trash collection services to the city for seven months without pay. The council's decision means that trash collection in the city will be delayed until a new vendor is chosen. The mayor, who has backed Richard's Disposal, said he could not put another emergency contract in place, citing a recent Mississippi Supreme Court ruling. Richard's workers protested the decision, with some chanting "vote them out."

via WLBT|

#contract-steering #jackson #mississippi