Appeal in Jackson mayor vs city council reaches MS Supreme Court

S BREAKING NEWS – MAYOR CHOKWE ANTAR LUMUMBA’S APPEAL OF THE CITY’S COUNCIL’S DECISION AGAINST A GARBAGE CONTRACT WITH RICHARD’S DISPOSAL HAS REACHED THE SUPREME COURT. LAWYERS FOR THE MAYOR FILED A MOTION SAYING THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN MULTIPLE AVENUES. THERE IS STILL NO LONG-TERM DEAL BETWEEN RICHARD’S DISPOSAL AND THE CITY OF JACKSON TO COLLECT TRASH. A POTENTIAL TEMPORARY SETTLEMENT CALLS FOR THE CITY TO PAY FOUR- POINT-EIGHT MILLION DOLLARS TO THE COMPANY FOR GARBAGE PICKUP THEY HAVE BEEN DOING SINCE APRIL. THIS JUST THE LATEST IN AN ONGOING LEGAL BACK AND FORTH OVER PUTTING A LONG- TERM CONTRACT IN PLACE FOR RICHARD’S DISPOSAL – WHO WANTS A SIX-YEAR CONTRACT WITH THE CITY. <COUNCILMAN VERNON HARTLEY: THIS IS CHAOS! WE SHOULD NOT BE HERE WE DIDN’T HAVE TO BE HERE.> <ASHBY FOOTE/JACKSON CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT: IT WON’T BE OFFICIAL UNTIL ALL PARTIES HAVE ACCEPTED AND THE JUDGE HAS SIGNED OFF ON THE FINAL SETTLEMENT.> <JOHN WALKER: “EVERYTHING THAT HAS GONE ON SINCE JANUARY 18TH OF THIS YEAR SHOULD NOT HAVE GONE ON. BECAUSE ON JANUARY 18TH, RICHARD’S DISPOSAL SHOULD HAVE GOTTEN THE SIX-YEAR CONTRACT. DONE DEAL. OVER AND DONE WITH, BECAUSE IT HAD THE BEST PROPOSAL.

Appeal in Jackson mayor vs city council reaches MS Supreme Court

Talks continue over paying Richard’s Disposal

Updated: 10:24 PM CDT Oct 10, 2022

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s appeal of the Jackson City Council’s decision against a garbage contract with Richard’s Disposal to pick up trash in the city has reached the Mississippi Supreme Court.The appeal claims the trial court erred by allowing the city council to admit several exhibits into evidence as well as denying the motion for additional findings of fact and conclusions of law and to alter order and opinion and final judgment.This comes as the Jackson City Council are in talks to pay the garbage collection company $4.8 million for services they have provided since starting to pick Jackson’s trash up in April.

JACKSON, Miss. —

Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba’s appeal of the Jackson City Council’s decision against a garbage contract with Richard’s Disposal to pick up trash in the city has reached the Mississippi Supreme Court.

The appeal claims the trial court erred by allowing the city council to admit several exhibits into evidence as well as denying the motion for additional findings of fact and conclusions of law and to alter order and opinion and final judgment.

This comes as the Jackson City Council are in talks to pay the garbage collection company $4.8 million for services they have provided since starting to pick Jackson’s trash up in April.