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Thursday, 28 March 2024

Jackson city council announces new ordinance

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Jackson city council announces new ordinance
Jackson city council announces new ordinance

Jackson's City Council announced a new ordinance for recreational drinking district at Highland Village.

THIS EVENING...THEY COVERED A VARIETY OF ISSUESFROM, REMOVING TRASH AND DEBRISREMOVALFROM SEVERAL BLIGHTED AREAS...THEY ALSO AUTHORIZED THEPURCHASE OF HANDHELD TICKETWRITING MACHINES TO CLAMP DOWNON PARKING VIOLATIONS INTHE CITY...ONE OF THE ITEMS THE MAYORBROUGHTBEFORE COUNCIL, A MEASURECREATING ALEASURE AND RECREATIONDISTRICT...MAYOR LUMUMBA SAYS BUISNESSESWILL BEABLE TO SERVE ALCOHOLICBEVERAGESIN TO-GO CUPS, FOR THOSEVISITINGRESTARAUNTS AND BUISNESSES ATTHEHIGHLAND VILLAGE SHOPPING CENTERONNORTHSIDE DRIVE... AS BUISNESSES COMMUNITIESEMPHASIZE AH, THEIR DESIRE FORIT, THE WE INITIATE THE PROCESSTOESTABLISH WETHER THERE IS ACONFINED AREA UH, WETHERE ITMAKES SENSE, AND HOW IT WILLECONOMICALLY BENEFIT THE CITYOF JACKSONBUTT THESE SOTS TOGETHERWE ARE YET TO DETERMINE EXACTLYHOW MANY THERE WILL BE...UM, ITNEEDS TO MAKE SENSE.

IT NEED TOBEIN AN AREA WHERE WCAN ENFORCE APROPRIATLEY,BECAUSE WE'RE STILL CONCERNEDTHAT PEOPL AREN'TUM...INAPROPRIATL EY TAKINGADVANTAGE OFTHIS OPPORTUNITYTHE MAYOR'S MEASURE PASSED ON AT6-1 VOTE...THIS SO-CALLED LEISURE ANDRECREATION DISTRICT WILL BE THESECOND IN JACKSON...ITIS ALSO ALLOWED FOR IN THEDISTRICT ATEASTOVER...ALSO ON THE AGENDA FORDISCUSSION ATTONIGHT'S COUNCIL MEETING,MEMBERS TAKING ON THE ISSUE OFTHE A MEDICALCORRIDOR, COUNCILMAN KENNETHSTOKES SAYSHE WANTS TO SEE SOMETHINGSIMILAR TOWHAT THE CITY OF HOUSTON HAS...A CORRIDOR THAT CUTS DOWN ONTRAVEL TIMESFOR PATIENTS FLYING IN TO USETHE CITY'SHOSPITALS...HE WOULD LIKE TO SEE MEDICALFLIGHTS TAKEOFF AND ARRIVE AT HAWKINS FIELD,VERSUSMEDGAR EVERS AIRPORT...COUNCIL MEMBERS ALSO PLAN TODISCUSSREVISIONS TO THE CITY BUDGET...LANGUAGE IN THE ONE PERCENTSALES TAX LEGISLATION.

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