Members of the Jackson City Council advised Mayor Frank Melton on Wednesday to select a new wastewater contract this month or risk sending the city into legal and financial troubles.
The current contract with Pennsylvania-based Severn Trent Services expires Sept. 30. The company is paid about $7 million a year to run Jackson’s three wastewater treatment plants and manage its 93 sewage pump stations.
The council’s water and sewer committee met Wednesday to find out what the administration plans to do to meet the deadline.
Chief Administrative Officer Robert Walker said three companies have turned in bids for the contract. He said the mayor could bring his choice to the full council for approval as soon as Monday.
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