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Council members question county 1% paving priority after $350,000 project near dealership

Jackson City Council Public Works Committee · February 5, 2026
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Staff said a $350,000 paving project around a Honda dealership was approved by the county 1% sales-tax committee and that the city plans to use an existing MOU to host the work; several council members criticized the choice as unfair to neighborhoods with long-pending needs and requested a 1% committee briefing.

City staff told the Public Works Committee they plan to use an existing interlocal MOU with Hinds County and a previously approved 1% sales-tax allocation to accelerate a $350,000 paving project on streets near a Honda dealership.

"They approved $350,000 to pave these streets," Lorenzo Anderson said,…

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