JXN Water uses city sanitation fees to keep utility afloat during cash flow crisis

JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – Millions of dollars that were supposed to go to the city of Jackson to pay for residential trash collections have instead been used to cover JXN Water operations.

That’s according to Interim Third-Party Manager Ted Henifin, who informed U.S. District Judge Henry Wingate of the news on Thursday.

“We collected it. We didn’t keep it separate from our operating funds, and we used it to keep the system afloat,” he said…

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