JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Local leaders were still reading through JXN Water’s proposed transition plan when WLBT reached out to them on Friday.
However, most of them agreed with Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin’s claims that Jackson is not ready to again manage its own water and sewer systems.
“We have more on our plate than we can handle now,” said Ward 1 Councilman Ashby Foote. “We need to take care of the stuff we’re already in charge of and prove to ourselves and other levels of government that we’re solving our problems and managing our affairs in a professional manner.”
Henifin released the plan Thursday night and is proposing transitioning JXN Water from a not-for-profit corporation into a public water authority independent of the city of Jackson…