JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin says JXN Water is ramping up water shutoffs for nonpayment, amid what he says is a cash flow crisis.
“This morning, the first hour this morning… we turned off 52… Almost hitting 200 right now,” he said shortly before noon. “We might get to 250 today.”
Henifin said those shutoffs likely will be reflected in increased revenue for JXN Water, but any amount brought in likely won’t be enough to offset the utility’s ongoing “deficit problem.”…