Comments on: Old Molino School Could Become North Escambia ECAT Hub

By: Shawn

Shawn — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:13:59 +0000

I am so glad to see that this wonderful old School that holds so many fond memories for so many of us is going to be put to good use at last. My Mother went to Molino as did I and two of my children also. I will agree with bama54, I am sure their are a lot of people in the Molino area that would love to help anyway they can. This used to be a place where you knew your neighbors. Now there are so many new people and everyone is so busy you don’t have time to get to know anyone. Having somewhere in the community that family’s can come together and get to know one another is just what our little part of the world needs. Now let’s just hope it is not all another joke Mr. White is playing on us. He has gotten pretty good at being a politician.

By: Bratt 1

Bratt 1 — Fri, 19 Jun 2009 19:56:32 +0000

I’m glad someone can think of a new way to waste our tax dollars. Leave ECAT in the lower part of the county ,let the riders pay their way and no more gas tax.

By: Jack Moran

Jack Moran — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:49:59 +0000

There are several other considerations to look at too.

Will the Molino buses go to Jay Hospital via Bogia, McDavid, Bluff Spings, and Century as well as Walnut Hill, Davisville, Bratt, and Byrneville?

Will the bus route include a stop at Jeff Davis community college in Brewton, or will it connect to a route to PJC?

What about using smaller shuttle buses? or Hybrid buses? to create a predicitably sustainable and ecologically sound operation.

http://www.pressportal.com.au/news/120/ARTICLE/4782/2009-04-07.html

By: Taxed to death

Taxed to death — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 15:32:46 +0000

This would simply be another bad financial decision for ECAT. We dont need mass transit in a rural environment…how moronic is that? All you need to do is look at the ridership for the Century route to see that ECAT does not work up here. A proper transit system needs to be able to drop riders within a few blocks of their destination, that cant happen up here. This is simply bait for you to go along with the 3 cent tax . After 1 year they will say that ECAT is underutilized up here and shut it down.

By: William

William — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:28:57 +0000

I wanted to clarify something in this article. It only relates what Marilyn Wesley from Neighborhoods and Community Services said in pitching the gas tax to benefit ECAT.

The commission has voted to purchase the building and has approved applying for grants for a library. The commission has not approved any plan to put ECAT in the building. The commission, to the best of my knowledge, had not heard of what ECAT would like to do with PART of the building until this article.

The commission does plan to turn part of the building into a mult-use community center as well.

By: Glenna

Glenna — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:25:39 +0000

What happened to the idea of a library? I should have known that you wouldn’t go through with it. When I moved here, I was told that the northern part of the county was treated like a red headed step child, now I know it’s true. You don’t care about us, you just want to do what you want. This was probably the plan the whole time. I am so sick and tired of policticians lying to save their butts, doing what they want when they want and to heck with the people. We can’t afford your prices. Go back to downtown and live and work. Leave us alone. we’ll survive, we always have and always will. Just leave the old Molino school alone. It is a good building. It should be used to help children in the neigborhood. Do you want our kids to end up like the ones in town?? I think not.

By: bama54

bama54 — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 13:16:15 +0000

Go Lynda, I like your take on this. Pool, walking/running track, some thing for everyone. Go Lynda Go!!!!

By: Lynda

Lynda — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 07:03:19 +0000

What happened to the idea of having a children’s recreation center in this old school building? When I last spoke to Kevin White a few months ago, he said that it would be used for a recreation center for the kids in Molino and Cantonement. There is absolutely nothing for children to do in this part of Escambia. Unless we drive many miles, children are basically housebound up here in Molino. A rec. center that offered movie nights,basketball, table games, computer games, with a family oriented theme would really help this community. Even a community swimming pool would be great for children..The idea of a boys and girls club here would be wonderful. Let’s think about our children for a change. We don’t need buses, we all have vehicles because we live so far away from any services. We need a children’s recreation Center.

By: Redhead

Redhead — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 03:20:05 +0000

Well, thats great news glad to hear it. Now we need the county to come out and clean the grounds up and somebody should make the cop who lives there clean up his area I mean come on its ridiculous. You might have seen that had the picture been taken on the right side of the school. Another quick word to Sandy honey get spellcheck. LOL

By: ssp

ssp — Wed, 17 Jun 2009 01:11:09 +0000

I’m sorry , but I can not afford gas being any higher. I live in the North End. Both me and my husband are out of work. We have our own business, but its going belly up sue to the ecomery and we used fuel to operate. No one that has money right now, it giving it up. So work is so slow. Higher gas prices would put us out of work all together. We have to pay for insurance, upkeep on the vehicles and equipment. We feel that if we have to pay for what we have and mantain it. Others should do the same. IF YOU USE IT, THEN YOU PAY FOR IT