From street repairs to street corners, the Jackson City Council will vote at their Tuesday meeting on a city-county partnership, as well as new panhandling rules.
On the agenda is Mayor John Horhn’s proposed memorandum of understanding, or MOU, with Hinds County that would let the two governments share crews, equipment and funding on public works projects. The Clarion Ledger first reported on the deal two weeks ago after speaking with Horhn, who pitched it as a way to speed up pothole repairs and better coordinate on other infrastructure needs.
Jackson’s Department of Public Works has been hampered by a lack of a permanent director, chronic understaffing and a backlog of work. Thousands of service requests have been logged this year through the city’s 311 reporting app, many of them tied to potholes, drainage problems and other public works issues. It’s also one of the largest departments in city government, with a $19 million budget last year…