Mississippi Lawmakers Approve JXN Water Board; Bill Heads to Governor

Mississippi lawmakers approve JXN Water board; bill heads to governor

New nine-member authority would take control from JXN Water, shift system oversight

Bill which would create seperate water authority in Jackson heads to Gov. Reeves

Bill which would create seperate water authority in Jackson heads to Gov. Reeves JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) – The Metro Jackson Water Authority Act is headed to Gov. Tate Reeves’ desk. The legislation would create a separate water authority in the city of Jackson. The bill has undergone several changes, the major contention being centered on who would be placed on the water authority’s board. Rep. Shanda Yates, the bill’s author, doesn’t want any one…

Horhn raises concerns over state water authority plan for Jackson, cites control imbalance

Jackson Mayor John Horhn is voicing frustration after state lawmakers approved a plan to create a new water authority to oversee the capital city’s water and sewer system without giving Jackson majority control of the board. The Mississippi Legislature sent a bill to the desk of Gov. Tate Reeves on Monday that would create a nine-member governing board tasked with eventual oversight of Jackson’s water system once it transitions from federal cour…

Legislature creates Jackson Water Authority, sends bill to governor - Mississippi Monitor

By Daniel Tyson, Magnolia Tribune   This is an aerial view of of the City of Jackson’s O.B. Curtis Water Plant, Thursday, Sept. 1, 2022. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)   Landing on the desk of Governor Tate Reeves (R) soon is the Jackson Water Authority Act, a legislative measure creating a nine-member board to oversee the capital city’s water and sewer system. With no debate, the House of Representatives and the Senate passed HB 1677 on Monday, with s…