What’s next for Jackson’s water system? Ted Henifin, the man who was appointed to oversee the system, is providing an overview of the fiscal plan.Henifin is holding a news briefing on Friday at the Two Mississippi Museums to discuss the plan, which outlines the “equitable standards, timeline, budget and strategic actions aimed at improving the city’s water infrastructure and customer experience,” according to a news release announcing the briefing.Henifin was appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to oversee reforms to the city’s water system. Repeated breakdowns have caused many in the city of about 150,000 to go days and weeks at a time without safe running water. “Jackson’s system is in disrepair and offers no benefits to the surrounding communities,” Ted Henifin told the Associated Press on Wednesday. “The only reason one would do this is (Jackson) is now sitting on almost a billion federal dollars that no one else in the region has the opportunity to use.”Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the city is getting $800 million in federal funding and grants to repair and improve the system.
What’s next for Jackson’s water system? Ted Henifin, the man who was appointed to oversee the system, is providing an overview of the fiscal plan.
Henifin is holding a news briefing on Friday at the Two Mississippi Museums to discuss the plan, which outlines the “equitable standards, timeline, budget and strategic actions aimed at improving the city’s water infrastructure and customer experience,” according to a news release announcing the briefing.
Henifin was appointed by the U.S. Department of Justice to oversee reforms to the city’s water system.
Repeated breakdowns have caused many in the city of about 150,000 to go days and weeks at a time without safe running water.
“Jackson’s system is in disrepair and offers no benefits to the surrounding communities,” Ted Henifin told the Associated Press on Wednesday. “The only reason one would do this is (Jackson) is now sitting on almost a billion federal dollars that no one else in the region has the opportunity to use.”
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba said the city is getting $800 million in federal funding and grants to repair and improve the system.
