Comments on: Century Gas Leak Repair Project Nearing Completion

By: William

William — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:52:41 +0000

>>Okay so where does Century get the natural gas they resell to their customers?
Did the supplier of gas eat the cost of lost gas?

I believe it’s BP off the Gulf South Pipeline — same as Pensacola Energy, Okaloosa Gas, Milton, everyone else around here.

No, the town would have paid for any lost gas because it would be on “their” side the pipeline’s meter.

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:39:27 +0000

Okay so where does Century get the natural gas they resell to their customers?
Did the supplier of gas eat the cost of lost gas?

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:37:46 +0000

I would think that a “major public safety issue” that goes on unaddressed for 3.5 years or more shows a potential employer that the town is so poor it can not maintain infrastructure.
The town is so poor it does not have the funds or ability to get a “major public safety issue” fixed A.S.A.P. and THEN apply for various grants and handouts to get reimbursed.
So the potential employer is left wondering if they want to make an investment in a town that has primary infrastructure and finances in such poor condition.

By: Papermaker

Papermaker — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 20:12:36 +0000

I am pleased that no one has been injured/killed by traffic during the course of the work. I must say neither the contractor nor the city has been “safe” when it came to traffic safety. The city doesn’t know how to properly (safely) flag traffic Someone needs some training, relative to redirecting traffic, especially after dark! Dangerous!

By: William

William — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 19:20:13 +0000

>>>I bet Pensacola Energy, (that sells the gas to Century)

Pensacola Energy does not sell gas to Century.

By: jeeperman

jeeperman — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:38:14 +0000

Yes, improvements to stop gas leaks deemed a “major public safety issue” are good.
I bet Pensacola Energy, (that sells the gas to Century) is really going to miss the dollars Century has been paying for years and years because of the “major public safety issue”
Leaking gas pipes that have been going on for what?
5 to 7 years now? Maybe more?

By: cygie

cygie — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 18:14:07 +0000

I find it hard to believe that the gas leak was keeping employers from locating in Century.

By: Brad

Brad — Wed, 19 Nov 2014 11:03:12 +0000

Good to see such improvements. Mayor McCall and staff have been, and continue to bring in grant dollars and use general revenue funds to repair and improve infrastructure and the community. This quality work will help to not only demonstrate commitment to the community, but make it a little more attractive to potential relocating employers. Good stuff!