To help the city by making needed infrastructure fixes that total approximately $1.5 billion.
With the expectation that the
city will draw about $226 million over the life of the 1-percent sales
tax, Mayor Tony Yarber says the city faces a budget shortfall of $700
million. "We have to figure out ways to be frugal but also talk about ways to be innovative," Yarber told reporters this morning. [Jackson Free Press]
