A proposed Jackson water authority board Jackson leaders sold to residents in February is no longer the same board, changing what many city officials and residents had described as its most critical component: who controls the seats.
During a just over 10-minute Mississippi Senate Energy Committee meeting, lawmakers amended House Bill 1677 and rewrote the appointment structure of the proposed Metro Jackson Water Authority.
The bill still calls for a nine-member board to govern and operate Jackson’s water and sewer system, but who appoints those members, and how, has shifted…