Jackson Mayor Carlos Duffey addressed a number of city-related issues during the all-district meeting at City Hall. Attendees at the all-district meeting asked a number of questions about city infrastructure. JACKSON — Mayor Carlos Duffey provided citizens with an update on projects in Jackson during an all-district city hall meeting held Thursday, Oct. 23 at 6:30 p.m. at Jackson City Hall. Duffey said the city is focusing on improving Jackson infrastructure (roads, water, sewerage). The mayor said the city has successfully received Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to improve the city’s water and sewage pipes. Duffey said the grants are designated for use in low- to middle-income communities. He said the city is now applying for a $1 million CDBG grant that would fund improvements in the “Crosstown” area of Jackson. Crosstown is the Buchanan and Elder streets area of Jackson, located near the Jackson City Cemetery. In 2016, the city received its first CDBG grant for $500,000. The grant was used to replace old clay sewer pipes in the Freeman Circle neighborhood with nearly 4,000 feet of new PVC sewer lines, and remove crushed sewer pipes on top of which five homes had been constructed. In 2018, the city was awarded a $750,000 CBDG grant to begin the first phase of improving water and sewer infrastructure in the Pepperton Village neighborhood. In 2020, the city received another $750,000 CBDG grant that funded the remainder of the water and sewer infrastructure work in…
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