Comments on: Century Seeks Advice Before Moving Forward On $30 Million Biofuel Plant

By: interested

interested — Tue, 09 Nov 2010 22:13:41 +0000

reguarding: look deeply into what’s wrote the businesses that are here are just that on the outside…..whats on the inside????? drug trade..now THATS A LAUGH, or slap in the face, however you want to take it!

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 17:09:42 +0000

REGARDING:
“we will never get jobs here because its like I said before, we are a pit stop and nothing else. the people that decide (and everyone knows who you are) will go to any length to stop business forming in century,”

Yet somehow there ARE businesses in Century.

And unless they are fooling us, several new businesses are opening soon in Century. And there are businesses outside the town limits of Century.

To be honest, even farming is a business and there are farmers. Logging is a business and there are pulpwooders. Roadstone is a business, paving drives. (Illegal drug trade is a business but there is none of that going on so it doesn’t matter.)

Accounting. Electrician. Plumbing. Carpentry. Florist. Car detailing. Crafts. Sand and gravel. Storage. Hair and nails. Seamstress/tailoring and alterations. Masonry. Painting. Northescambia.com

There are jobs some do or could do. We may not like some of them, but we don’t have to do all of them. Everybody knows things I don’t know and haven’t even considered. Some hobbies could be turned into money-makers.

I don’t know of a law requiring everybody to sit and wait for someone else to offer them a job. One thing is certain, though, those who work for others tend to be paid less than their employers and at their mercy.

David thinking about opportunities

By: interested

interested — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 15:28:40 +0000

finally, it seems like the old routine…someone on the counsel will vote NO on anything…it was in the past and WHY CHANGE IT? we will never get jobs here because its like I said before, we are a pit stop and nothing else. the people that decide (and everyone knows who you are) will go to any length to stop business forming in century, yes it costs but if it employ’s people FROM CENTURY maybe they can get off all the welfare and pay their own bills, instead of the state or government paying it for them, good lord look at how many people are on welfare in century, doesn’t anyone see this???where does the state and government get their money, just guess…..OUR TAXES, its not hard to figure out..

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:54:03 +0000

REGARDING:
” that purchases all their power from Alabama. Why would they want to shoot their self in the foot with anything that deals with producing electricity when they have a monopoly on the electricity in all our areas”

I believe the idea is that EREC would buy power from them and then sell it to the members. As to why you would want more than one source of power, the thought that comes to mind is that you would have power if that one source went offline. If the right lines went down, the lights would go out. Multiple sources mean more lines would have to go down to put you in the dark.

Just a thought

By: Just An Old Soldier

Just An Old Soldier — Fri, 05 Nov 2010 14:48:48 +0000

“Integrated Energy Partners asked the Town of Century to sign off on a memorandum to back the issuance of revenue bonds to finance the facility — essentially using the town’s name to obtain a credit rating with obligation to the town” – Century would be on the hook if the company defaulted.

This is a Company wanting to use OPM – other people’s money…they sometimes get addicted to OPM – like our Government is…let the buyer beware…

The promise of “jobs” comes with a big hook in the bait.

By: North End resident

North End resident — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 23:54:58 +0000

Jay already has an electric co that purchases all their power from Alabama. Why would they want to shoot their self in the foot with anything that deals with producing electricity when they have a monopoly on the electricity in all our areas. Besides, if I remember right, Jay mayor has been a full time employee for Jay’s Electric co for years. So you put two and two together.
Century needs to get on the train before it leaves or someone else will gladly take the offer.

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 22:06:34 +0000

REGARDING:
“This is a great idea. My question is and has always been, How will this impact the lowering of the consumer utility bill. We have Free Water but it cost so much. We have Free Sunshine, But it cost so much.”

It shouldn’t lower the consumer’s utility bills at all unless it provided the town with energy cheaper than they can get elsewhere. That IS possible, not having to ship resources distances takes away the shipping costs. Shipping costs are usually a small part of the total, though.

The most likely way it would help with bills is by providing jobs to people so they could pay their bills. It might also lower some bills because local people might not have to drive so far to get to work.

Water is still pretty much free. Purifying it and pumping it to your home costs, but you can get all you want out of the river or most creeks.

Same thing with sunshine, no charge. If you want to do something special with it, you will pay for the materials, of course. Solar cells, solar reflectors, or even photochemical converters (called plants) cost something to manufacture and/or maintain.

David for good things

By: David Huie Green

David Huie Green — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 21:59:01 +0000

REGARDING:
” the head people of the town do not want anything to come into this area that would potentaly help the town by bringing much needed jobs in our area”

Does it really seem so unreasonable to you for them to prove viability?

It sounds good to me. If it is good, surely they won’t mind giving pertinent information.

David for good-faith efforts

By: interested

interested — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:53:27 +0000

what about the nursing home there are plenty of concerns about the many they have in pensacola, but they still have them? wake up people!!! use the old high school for offices for these companies its close enough there goes part of the costs, MAKE this area a prospering one again what would it cost, setting up computers thats easy enough, placing office equipment in there that also is easy enough and close enough, use the buildings that are available and prosper once again!!!! Logistics we have access to that ….whats wrong with this?

By: yellowflyfl

yellowflyfl — Thu, 04 Nov 2010 16:21:38 +0000

437,000 gallons of propane, 3 million gallons of biodiesel, 353,000 gallons of alcohol and not have to get a permit from fdep. You can’t even fart today without a permit. You have to file a permit to determine if you have one. Is there a concern about placing this facilities near the nursing home.