JACKSON, Miss.—Jackson residents still don’t know whether or not their water rates will rise after the City of Jackson and JXN Water met for more legal arguments in federal court on Jan. 7.
The hearing came one day after the Jackson City Council held a closed session and passed a resolution asking the U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of Mississippi Henry T. Wingate to consider several points before deciding on the rate increase and other matters related to the agency’s operations.
“In addition to the rate increase, there are a number of other issues that the council wants to make sure are being considered,” Jackson City Attorney Drew Martin told the judge on Jan. 8. “The council wants to make sure that the court is aware they’re hearing from their people throughout the city (about these issues).”…