Jackson, Mississippi, is taking steps forward in finding a solution to the city's water crisis.
In this Aug. 31, 2022, file photo, Seresa McCaskill cleans and refills buckets of water in her front yard in South Jackson, Miss.Jackson, Mississippi, is taking steps forward in finding a solution to the city'sDecades of issues with the city's water system came to a head in August, when historic flooding damaged a major pump at the main water treatment facility in Jackson, leaving around 150,000 of the city's mostly Black residentsIn this Aug.
The vote, held during a special session, was "the last step that the city will need to take in order to protect its interests so that we can I think achieve a goal that we all want to achieve, which is safe drinking water," Jackson city attorney Catoria Martin said before the council members discussed the confidential agreement in a closed session.
On Friday, a spokesperson for Lumumba told ABC News the mayor "fully plans to sign it if he hasn’t already."Once approved, the settlement agreement will be overseen by a federal court to enforce the provisions.
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