Trace Town sign via: http://www.natchez.ms.us/DocumentCenter/View/1227/HORNE-Natchez-Medical-Retail-Residential-Report?bidId=
NATCHEZ, Miss. – An environmental evaluation will be done for the Trace Town shopping center to assess what hazardous materials could be there to remove so it might be redeveloped into a commercially viable property.
The Board of Aldermen on Tuesday approved doing the assessment with funds from a $492,000 federal grant Natchez-Adams County received in 2021. The “Brownfields” grant pays for analyzing pollution and clean-up costs for properties that could be revitalized.
Aldermen were told Tuesday there could be asbestos and other contamination at Trace Town buildings, which house a few businesses, medical clinics and a U.S. Post Office but are largely vacant. The property has a new owner.
A proposal to redevelop Trace Town into a medical complex was presented last year to city officials.
“The old Trace Town area could provide an opportunity for a well-integrated development with a variety of health and wellness services, as well as related retail spaces,” states the report prepared by the Horne consulting firm.
The report noted the medical district could cover the area from Merit Health hospital on Seargent Prentiss Drive, through Trace Town and to the former Natchez Community Hospital on Jeff Davis Boulevard.
The report is posted on the city of Natchez’ website: www.natchez.ms.us/DocumentCenter/View/1227/HORNE-Natchez-Medical-Retail-Residential-Report?bidId=
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Brownfields grant for Trace Town is also being used to pay for evaluating other Natchez sites, including the old Armstrong tire plant, the Fry building and the old Triangle gas station.
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