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Vicksburg, Miss.— The Secretary of State’s Office transferred the U.S. Rubber Reclaiming, Inc. property, approximately 12.6 acres, to the City of Vicksburg on December 4, 2019.
“The City of Vicksburg has done a tremendous job in attracting new businesses and has been an excellent partner with our Office over the years in returning parcels to the tax rolls,” stated Secretary of State Delbert Hosemann. “Under Mayor Flagg’s leadership and vision, I am confident this property will benefit the City of Vicksburg.”
In August 2010, the county tax collector conveyed this property to the State of Mississippi for the non-payment of property taxes. US Rubber Reclaiming, Inc. was wholly owned by Obsidian Enterprises of Indianapolis, Indiana, and closed manufacturing operations in August 2010.
To position this property for reuse, the City will need to develop a strategy in cooperation with the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality to clean up the property, where a significant amount of accumulated rubber currently resides.
“I appreciate Secretary Hosemann’s efforts to arrange the transfer of this property to the City of Vicksburg,” said Mayor George Flaggs, Jr. “I have every confidence that it will be put to good use as we work to move Vicksburg forward.”
Mississippi Code Annotated Section 29-1-21 provides for the intergovernmental transfer of tax-forfeited lands. For more information about tax-forfeited properties, visit the Secretary of State’s website or call the Public Lands Division at (601) 359-5156.
