Comments on: William A. Stanton on Ceres Plantation

By: Warren County Port Commission spending $29,000 to demolish . . . uh . . . “recycle” Ceres « Preservation in Mississippi

Mon, 14 May 2012 13:02:56 +0000

[...] to the print editions to let us know of important preservation issues in their neck of the woods. Last week, in case you missed it, Vicksburger Charles Bell sent us this clipping from the Vicksburg Post, [...]

By: Charles Bell

Charles Bell — Sat, 12 May 2012 15:44:45 +0000

That was very nice of you to go to that trouble. It appears that someone has an agenda to destroy this property no matter what. I have no idea why either. It must be something that whoever is behind it does not want to be found out. It seems so irrational to destroy an 1830s property. Its as irrational as two Vicksburg airports being funded with taxpayer money and things like that.

By: Robbie

Robbie — Sat, 12 May 2012 01:09:15 +0000

I stopped by today and wanted to take some photos but it was impossible to get a glimpse of the house since the trees in front of it are very overgrown. The driveway is posted “No trespassing by order of the sheriff”.

By: ELMalvaney

ELMalvaney — Fri, 11 May 2012 01:38:28 +0000

The Warren County Port Commission has had it out for Ceres since they acquired the property back in the 1980s. They made it impossible for businesses to operate in the house and grounds with their requirement that they be ready to vacate the property with 60 days notice if something better came along. What business is going to achieve any long-term profitability or be able to invest in their property with those terms? Then, after the nursery and garden center moved out a few years ago, the Commission threw up their hands and said, “See we can’t keep this place rented out!” All because the property is at the intersection of I-20 and the Flowers exit and they see big visions of a new interstate exit coming straight through Ceres to get to their half-vacant industrial buildings. This starry-eyed dream that apparently is nowhere on MDOT’s radar. But doggonit, it’s got to come down!

So, my short answer is, the Commission has worked long and hard to get to this point, all because they want the land, and they have no interest in selling the site. They have tried to get someone to buy the house and move it, but that’s an expensive undertaking, given that it has to go out onto the interstate to move.

By: Charles Bell

Charles Bell — Thu, 10 May 2012 22:12:24 +0000

mispreservation