Lemuel, thank you again for your thoughtful reply. What I found really interesting about observing Detroit after the municipal bankruptcy was that when the city was faced with losing its art collection, and some other assets that people really cared about civil society geared up. They had leadership contributions from civic leaders, industries, foundations, churches, politicians, and … [Read more...]
Infrastructure Asset Management Challenges Confronting Jackson Mississippi
Lemuel, thanks for your comments on this post. You raise a lot of interesting points. From an infrastructure asset management point of view, there are two parts to the question about how to go forward - first, developing long-term expenditure requirements for the infrastructure, and second, developing a plan to fund that expenditure. As you observed rightly when a city tax base is declining … [Read more...]
Will Mayor’s Declaration of Infrastructure Emergency Solve Jackson Mississippi’s Funding Issue?
On March 27 Tony Yarber, Mayor of Jackson, Mississippi declared an infrastructure emergency, which expired after seven days. Soon after, Mayor Yarber signed a second emergency declaration declaring a 30-day emergency. This second declaration has yet to be approved by the City Council, who are concerned that they had no prior knowledge of Mayor Yarber's initial emergency declaration. Mayor … [Read more...]
