JXN Water withholds sanitation fees in response to city’s $6.4M water bill, official says

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Another hearing could be in the works for JXN Water and the city of Jackson.

That’s according to interim Chief Administrative Officer Pieter Teeuwissen, who told the City Council on Wednesday that the utility is withholding Jackson’s sanitation money after Jackson racked up a $6.4 million water bill.

“He says he’s not going to remit the garbage fees back to the city,” he said. “He’s just going to hold it to cover all of our water bills.”…

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