Gov. Bryant vetoes bill giving Reservoir board city-like powers
Gov. Phil Bryant has vetoed a bill that would have allowed the Pearl River Valley Water Supply District to provide municipal services to Reservoir residents, saying it would have given an appointed board the ability to tax residents.
“I am aware there are problems that exist in connection with the operation of the Reservoir project area which must be addressed,” Bryant wrote in his veto message to the House on HB 1584. “However, this bill does not provide solutions to the problems faced by leaseholders and the management of the leasehold property that have evolved since the creation of the water supply district.”
State Rep. Mark Baker, R-Brandon, the principal author of the bill, told The Clarion-Ledger previously that the goal was to give the district the same authority as a city to provide things like police and fire protection and road and street maintenance.
Clarion Ledger
3/28/13
