As I predicted here, the Gulfport City Council had a change of heart and overwhelmingly approved accepting the $500,000 grant from the Department of Archives and History to complete the rebuilding fund for this symbol of Gulfport.
As Ryan LaFontaine makes clear in his report there is still a faction trying to link the old Library to Grass Lawn. Such is a political fools game in my opinion. Now for Mr LaFontaine’s Sun Herald story.
Two weeks after pulling the plug on Grass Lawn, the City Council on Tuesday voted to revive the historic mansion.
The council last month voted against accepting a $500,000 grant from the state Department of Archives and History to help rebuild the antebellum Grass Lawn mansion.
But after several days of what some considered unfair media scrutiny, the council voted 6-1 to accept the money. Continue reading “Grass Lawn is Back On….”