JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – A seven-figure litter removal contract has sparked debate among Jackson city leaders, in part, because it was brought up for a vote without being bid out.
On Tuesday, the council narrowly approved a one-year, $400,000 contract with New Way Mississippi to pick up litter along Jackson’s rights-of-way.
Three council members – Ashby Foote, Vernon Hartley, and Kenneth Stokes – voted against the measure, in part, because the contract was never bid out…