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Context: The Senate Energy Committee last week advanced a bill that would place Jackson’s water and sewer systems under a separate utility authority. The bill would remove the city’s majority control of the authority’s board.
What’s the catch? The Senate’s version of the bill would allow the mayors of Ridgeland and Byram to make direct appointments and replace the Chamber of Commerce appointee with another named by the governor. Notably, the Senate version gives Jackson city officials direct power over only three board seats, down from five in the House version…