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City s reversal on Waste Management is test of leadership s accountability | Opinion The knee-jerk reaction to the initial announcement on March 30 that the City of Jackson planned to renew its contract with Waste Management after all the back-and-forth – publicly and otherwise – over the last year-and-a-half was that the announcement was an early April Fools prank. I actually had the reply to Mayor Scott Conger’s media relations official typed out, “Good one, Mr. Cummings. I think a message saying y’all were changing the name of the city to Congerville would’ve been more believable.” But it was a legitimate statement. And everything was presented at the council’s agenda review meeting on April 1 – no fooling this time. ....
WBBJ TV January 28, 2021 JACKSON, Tenn. Officials in the Hub City discussed topics Thursday during an agenda review meeting as they prepared for next month’s city council meeting. “Next item is consideration to propose a budget amendment to recognize insurance recovers from damage at City Hall in the line of $14,584.67,” said District 2 Councilman Johnny Dodd. Committee members discussed repairing a large hole on the third flood of Jackson City Hall from flooding. Next, a request for funding with a lease agreement to replace 31 police cars. “We have an average of 182,000 miles or more, another 15 cars that’s got 165,000 or more,” said Jackson Police Department Chief Julian Wiser. “In the last six months, we’ve replaced six engines just to keep the cars on the road.” ....