Port of Pascagoula Grain Elevator
The Grain Elevator on the East Pascagoula River has
been out of operation for sometime now. The Port Authority has someone
interested in leasing the land if the Grain Elevator was not on it, so plans are
currently being made to tear down the Grain Elevator. As long as I can remember
the Grain Elevator has been standing on the West bank on the East Pascagoula
River. It will be hard getting use to not seeing it when you cross over the
bridge.
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Demolition of
Grain Elevator
Photos by Mark Mouchett
October 5, 2002
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07/10/02 By JOHN SURRATT PASCAGOULA -- Jackson County port commissioners Tuesday awarded
two contracts totaling more than $500,000 for the demolition of the
port's grain elevator. The commissioners awarded a $496,000 contract to M and D Construction of Moss Point to demolish and remove the grain elevator debris from the area. A $51,245 contract was awarded to Environmental Management of Hattiesburg to perform an environmental cleanup at the site. Betty Ann White, port manager of government affairs and public relations, said the contractors are expected to receive a notice to proceed on July 30. M and D's contract calls for the work to be completed in 180 calendar days. "Today's contract awards are a major milestone for the Port of Pascagoula and the citizens of Jackson County," said Port Director Mark McAndrews. He said it was less than a year ago when the port commissioners decided to remove the elevator from the 55-acre site. "Progress has continued at a steady pace and we are on schedule to be able to market a new site for the port by the end of 2002," he said. The county paid more than $800,000 in 1994 to buy out the lease from the Louis Dreyfus Corp. and help pay off the remaining debt on the property. The port has never used the elevator, which occupies 28 acres of the property and still holds an undetermined amount of grain that was there in 1994. Port officials at one point considered letting military units demolish the elevator as a training exercise for military units, but later rejected the plan.
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