Jackson County cities vote to sue: You spent $159M on county, not us
Gautier -- All four cities in Jackson County voted Tuesday night to sue the Jackson County Utility Authority that treats their sewage.
The lawsuit was expected to be filed in Jackson County Chancery Court on Wednesday afternoon by attorneys with Dogan & Wilkinson, which represents some of the cities.
Gautier Mayor Gordon Gollott said the city is suing over unfair rates and access to records.
The issue goes back to money that poured into the Utility Authority after Hurricane Katrina in 2005. The cities believe that JCUA spent the bulk of it, $180 million, on laying sewer lines and building sewage treatment for the unincorporated areas of Jackson County — an initiative urged by the state to tempt people to move away from the flood zones.
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