NATCHEZ, Miss. – Adams County supervisors on Monday closed the public out of discussions about potential litigation against the county’s garbage collector amid widespread complaints of shoddy service.
Prior to the closed-door session, supervisors recounted residents’ beefs about United Infrastructure Services (UIS). They include failing to meet pickup schedules and operating substandard garbage trucks.
The New Orleans-based company has not responded to the Board of Supervisors’ letters sent in recent months about the grievances, said board attorney Scott Slover. Supervisors have asked UIS representatives to meet with them to discuss the poor trash collection services. The company is headed by Jimmie Woods, chairman of the LSU Board of Supervisors.
Board President Kevin Wilson has said UIS is violating the contract with the county and should be fired. Supervisor Ricky Gray said the company could be fined by the board for its frequently missed pickups.
The Adams County board contracted UIS in 2023 and imposed a $20-a-month garbage fee increase on about 5,700 county households to help pay for collecting trash twice a week. This sharply divided the supervisors 3-2, with Wilson the most outspoken dissenter against retaining UIS and making Adams County residents living outside Natchez pay the $35 monthly garbage tax.
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