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Council and mayor point to $40M bond, push public works to tackle drainage, potholes and motor‑pool needs
Summary
In council questioning during confirmations, members pressed the mayor's public‑works nominee on potholes, ditches, motor‑pool repairs and cooperation with Hinds County; council also referenced a recently signed $40 million bond to fund ditches, drainage, streets and bridges.
Council members used the Sept. 30 special meeting to press the mayor’s public works nominee, Lorenzo Anderson, on the city’s backlog of potholes, drainage failures and equipment maintenance, and to seek commitments about how the department will coordinate with council and Hinds County.
The concern was bipartisan: council members repeatedly told Anderson that public works calls are the single largest volume of constituent complaints and asked how he would get crews and the motor pool working efficiently. Anderson said he is a licensed professional engineer with roughly 25…
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