Jackson hires consultants to help implement climate change plan By Anthony Warren | January 19, 2021 at 5:03 PM CST - Updated January 20 at 9:30 AM
JACKSON, Miss. (WLBT) - A team of experts from across the country could help Jackson’s poorest residents better deal with the effects of climate change.
On Tuesday, the Jackson City Council approved bringing on seven consultants/consulting firms to help draw up plans for its “Going Green for a Cool, Healthy Jackson” initiative.
The consultants are being paid for with proceeds from a grant from the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation. Recently, the city received a nearly $476,000 award from the group to implement a climate change program.
On average house prices in Scotland increased by 1.8% during October, according to the latest Walker Fraser Steele Scottish House Price Index.
It found that on an annual basis there had been an average increase of 4.1% with the average house price in Scotland standing at £191,989 at the end of October.
Alan Penman, business development manager at Walker Fraser Steele, said: “The release of pent-up demand from earlier in the year saw average house prices in Scotland increase again in October, up 1.8% on September’s figure and up 4.1% on October 2019. This rising tide has affected most of Scotland: 26 of the 32 local authority areas saw year-on-year price increases in October.