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Mayor welcomes governor s public safety plan, says more needs to be done
Lumumba calls it a generational problem Share Updated: 6:51 PM CDT Jul 19, 2021
Lumumba calls it a generational problem Share Updated: 6:51 PM CDT Jul 19, 2021
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Show Transcript MAYOR CHOKEWAY. ANTAR LA MOONBA SAYS HE WELCOMES COLLABORATION FROM THE STATE BUT ALSO SAYS THERE NEEDS TO BE A MORE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN WHEN DEALING WITH SOME OF THESE NEGERATIONAL PROBLEMS AND EQUITY NOW IN A STATEMENT FROM LAST WEEK IN RESPONSE TO THE GOVERNOR’S INITIATIVE. HE SAYS WE MUSTLSO A APPLY THE SAME EFFORT TOWARD AUTHORING SOLUTIONS THAT ADDRESS THE ROOT OF THE PROBLEM. THE STATE HAS FAILED TO PROVIDE ADEQUATE FUNDING IN THIS REGARD IN ORDER TO REALIZE TRUE IMPACT. IT IS NECESSARY TO WILL STAND UP AND BOLSTER THE SOCIAL SUPPORTS AND COMMUNITY PROGRAMS THAT LIFT UP OUR COMMUNITIES BY ADDRESSING ISSUES OF POVTYER. JOBLESSNESS MENTAL HEALTH GAPS IN EDUCATION AND OPPORTUNITY THE
Jackson residents in need offered water bill forgiveness plan; $100 million owed city Justin Vicory, Mississippi Clarion Ledger
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Jackson residents with past due water bills who qualify may get some relief through a program aimed at catching up on past due bills and potential debt forgiveness.
Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba on Monday detailed the plan, which will allow the city to establish payment plans providing customers with additional time to make payments on their water bills. It will go into effect July 19.
Lumumba said the program applies to low income residents, those with water issues related to faulty equipment and residents impacted by weather events.
Now is not the time to have mass gatherings, especially with people who are unvaccinated, Dobbs said. While the vaccines are effective in preventing serious illness and providing protection against COVID-19, repeated exposure to the virus in vaccinated people who are at high risk the elderly and immunocompromised is still a threat. It’s a bad moment right now, Dobbs said. Please, just be careful for the next couple of weeks. At this moment in time, we are at a deeply increased risk.”
Coupled with the Delta variant s spread, Mississippi s low vaccination rate poses a problem. For the past two weeks, Mississippi s fully vaccinated rate has stayed at 31%, the lowest among U.S. states. It trails behind the nation s average of 48%.
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