Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba held his weekly media briefing, in which he and other city leaders addressed several issues. The mayor called police Chief Joseph Wade to the podium, who announced the creation of new department policies, including a pursuit policy and a death notification policy. Wade said the policies should roll out Monday, with training to follow.Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Errick Greene was next to speak. He discussed the progress and changes the school district is seeing, including consolidating more than a dozen schools because of an ongoing decline in enrollment.Greene said JPS will continue to strive for excellence, but must also address challenges. He said merging schools will also help with staffing. Greene said he will present a final set of recommendations to the school board on Dec. 5. Chloe Dotson, director of the city’s Planning and Development Department, announced a new program, called the Healthy Neighborhood Initiative, which she said has been in the works for two years. She said the program encourages neighborhood growth and development by empowering residents. Last week, the mayor announced he would be issuing a request for proposals for the city’s garbage collection contract. The Jackson City Council scheduled a meeting on Monday to discuss the current contract with Richard’s Disposal, but the meeting was canceled because there weren’t enough council members present.
Jackson Mayor Chokwe Antar Lumumba held his weekly media briefing, in which he and other city leaders addressed several issues.
The mayor called police Chief Joseph Wade to the podium, who announced the creation of new department policies, including a pursuit policy and a death notification policy. Wade said the policies should roll out Monday, with training to follow.
Jackson Public Schools Superintendent Errick Greene was next to speak. He discussed the progress and changes the school district is seeing, including consolidating more than a dozen schools because of an ongoing decline in enrollment.
Greene said JPS will continue to strive for excellence, but must also address challenges. He said merging schools will also help with staffing. Greene said he will present a final set of recommendations to the school board on Dec. 5.
Chloe Dotson, director of the city’s Planning and Development Department, announced a new program, called the Healthy Neighborhood Initiative, which she said has been in the works for two years. She said the program encourages neighborhood growth and development by empowering residents.
Last week, the mayor announced he would be issuing a request for proposals for the city’s garbage collection contract. The Jackson City Council scheduled a meeting on Monday to discuss the current contract with Richard’s Disposal, but the meeting was canceled because there weren’t enough council members present.
