JACKSON, Miss. ( WJTV ) – The City of Jackson will not turn over the deed to Smith-Wills stadium to the state.
During the City Council meeting on Tuesday, members discussed Attorney General Lynn Fitch’s order for the city to transfer the deed to the state. City Attorney Drew Martin said the state hasn’t informed the city on what may have caused a breach in the deed.
Fitch sent a letter to the city on September 13. In the letter, Fitch said her office was directed by House Bill 1983 to take action to “enforce the reverter language in the 1944 deed,” which conveyed the title from the State of Mississippi to the City of Jackson.
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A provision stated that the parcel must be used for park purposes, and Fitch claimed that the terms of the deed have been breached. The city took over the property in 1944, but Smith-Wills Stadium wasn’t built until 1974…