Comments on: Century Not Buying 3-Cent County Gas Tax Increase

By: Wondering

Wondering — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 20:38:25 +0000

Mr. White if you pass a tax, use it to fix our sorry roads so we can get over them without having mirrors taken off or front ends out of alignment because of pot holes. You have failed the northend in the road fixing department. As for the bus, let the riders pay. If you are for the northend at least try to do something about the roads. Patching pig trails doesn’t get it done.

By: kevin w white

kevin w white — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 01:48:28 +0000

I will not support the gas tax increase. So to the poster who said they don’t have commissioner for the north end you are wrong. I went to bat to keep the courthouse open so get your facts straight. I work very hard everyday for my district which includes the north end and guess what I live there too.

By: Max

Max — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:29:56 +0000

I find it hard to understand that many months ago when the BOCC first mentioned the gas tax to support ECAT said that the route from Century to Pensacola was a full route nearly standing room only, and yet now they say there is “low ridership”??

By: Michelle Cayson

Michelle Cayson — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 23:23:58 +0000

Bad idea, I agree with justme and the others on here.

Isn’t ECAT a private company? Then it should go under like any other failing business. If it is Government run then the person in charge should be held in account for bad book keeping. You don’t throw good money after bad.

I’ve never seen a bus run up this end. Do they really run?

By: Buddy

Buddy — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 20:30:37 +0000

I buy all my gas in alabama, Flomaton, Atmore or Brewton, If I every get to where I can I’m moving to Alabama.
It would be nice if we had someone on this end of the county to help us, we don’t have a county commissioner up here

By: Byrneville Resident

Byrneville Resident — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 18:23:01 +0000

Seems like just another step toward us becoming “one” with Pensacola and the county, etc. We can holler and complain and call and write, but they will do as THEY want to do. They are already trying to “kill-off” our town and area. Now they want to suck the final dollars and cents lifeblood from us in taxes. I love it here. I was born and raised all my 50+ years in Century and Byrneville, but I am getting SO sick of this county and Pensacola trying to force themselves on us and take away everything that we hold dear. Let the Transit Co. pay for ITSELF, or close up shop! Or maybe they can get a government bailout like the banks and auto companies. And to Fishhook240, I agree. I’m about to decide to move to Alabama, too! Can it be any worse than where we are heading now???

By: Fishhook240

Fishhook240 — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:55:29 +0000

Just another TAX no wonder people are moving to Santa Rosa or Alabama to excape the high cost of living in Escambia County. I am thinking of moving to Alabama myself. I think as gas prices keep going up and costing every resident more and more money the last thing and county Government would want to do is raise taxes. If the bus service can’t pay for itself then it needs to scale down and only run the routes that make money. The people that ride the buses should pay for it not the residents that are themselves paying more for gas to go to the stores or work. Call or write your elected county commisioner and say no to raiseing taxes to fund a sinking ship. As I said: if it can’t pay for itself then it must scale down or go out of business I can’t afford to pay out of my pocket for something that I don’t even use. I’m trying to keep myself afloat. No Government Bailout here

By: justme

justme — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:50:17 +0000

make the ones who ride the bus pay for the gas not the people who doesnt

By: William

William — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:06:15 +0000

Bob — the gas tax is up to the commission. It will not go to the voters.

By: Bob

Bob — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 13:04:15 +0000

Wake up people in the North end, especially the Town of Century. Just another way to kill businesses and kill the town of Century…everything has been lining up since the closing of the hospital, police department, and schools. Are we going to stand by and let them take this town. By the way is this gas tax something that should be voted on, or can they just impose it at will.