John Horhn
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 8
- Total speaking time
- 44:36
- Avg per meeting
- 5:35
- Segments
- 420
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Top issues during term (20)
Crew Staffing for Potholes, Road Repair and Drainage
Street repair costs are to be matched against specific funding sources, revealing how much new spending may be required.
Westbrook Road bridge replacement
Known bridge replacements like May Street run $6–7 million each; about $4–5 million in modernization bond funds is earmarked for bridge clearing.
Surplus property conveyance and tax-sale deed process
The city would receive $1,000 for the option and $111,000 on exercise; potential value could be 10-20 times higher if a casino or One Lake materializes.
Proposed 180-day data center moratorium
No direct cost, but it could affect future development and tax base.
Public Works performance standards
Public Works staffing vacancies
All 24 positions are funded in the FY27 budget; raising engineer pay to compete with MDOT salaries is under review.
Departmental budget hearings for IT, Constituent Services, and Communications
The $729,554 personnel proposal is largely a reclassification, not new spending, but the council wants verification before approving it.
Vacant property blight-reduction ordinance
City pays JRA $600,000 a year; property sales could boost property tax revenue.
Federal public safety grants totaling about $2.4 million
Over $2 million in requested grant awards; grants typically require no local match unless stated.
Blight Team week-one operational plan
About $400,000 for the landfill dozer needed before demolitions can begin; possible $1,000-per-property state reimbursement.
Tourism tax referendum on November 3 ballot
Would add 1% to hotel/motel bills and 0.5% to restaurant bills if voters approve.
Farish Street police precinct and traffic controls
Unknown — the resolution is a statement of support, not an appropriation.
Wrecker and recovery business use permit
Staffing and vacancy levels
Vacancies affect both the city's payroll costs and its ability to deliver basic services.
Homeward Jackson homelessness initiative
$220,000 of the city's HOME-ARP allocation over two years.
Ward 3 bar/lounge use permit at 975 W. Northside Drive
Renewal of special exceptions and use permits for March 2026
Pittman Park public-private partnership
No cost to the city.
New Hinds County jail funding via millage exchange
A proposed 1.5-mill county increase of roughly $2.3 million would hit property owners, most of whom live in Jackson.
JTRAN Transit Funding
The city's budget is squeezing the contract; a strike or service loss would hit riders who depend on buses.
Decisions during term (205)
Recorded while Horhn was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.