I also agree with what @citizen said below.

Things I wonder about opening buildings for people to use such as a welcome center or community center, will you have to provide insurance, keep personnel to open the doors and such, employees there, pay electricity, provide bathrooms water, sewer, janitorial services, garbage pick up , pay property taxes etc??

Making it look good through here is a plus for sure.

Too many comments about the roadway looking like squalor and degradation in the past and how that scares potential employers and businesses off. So the Pond looking nice where everyone shops and spends money and works will be lovely.

Get the owner to clean up the mill site, who ever that is or will be. That is dangerous for a next storm to come through. What if some one tries to sue the town or county for not getting it cleaned up?

Should Be ready alliance BRACE be called in? What if that hurricane was headed here and since it has been allowed to be left that way and tears up houses with debris flying around?

Seem like that is a big economic thing is the torn up mill but it’s not fair for the taxpayer to clean it up, the owner should, but if it’s a holding company that is defunct, you can’t sue them.
Can the CRA take it over eminent domain or something, foreclose on them??

- The renovation of the old Century High School gymnasium for basketball, youth sports and other activities

- The creation of a farmer’s market (similar to the Palafox Market in Pensacola) and a community garden.

We don’t need a welcome center right now. Lets use that money to rebuild our community.

I hope the are gaining a clear understanding of all those funds and how they are administered and what types of projects fall into what category.

The Triumph Gulf Coast Inc. and the RESTORE although related to money from BP disaster are administered differently. It is complex at first but in addition to the coverage here and on local news sites a lot of info is on Myescambia.com and of course google.

If the proposal for Triumph are the ones being submitted now, do these fit the criteria of the House Bill for Triumph? If they do not, they will not be approved.

Does this bill support community projects? such as youth sports? although that is a good idea is that what the Triumph Board has said they will approve?

BOCC also announced the 50K fund for economic development to be administered as projects.

If one project doesn’t fit one category I hope they follow up and find ways to push it through.

I think follow up, strategic planning and revisiting things is important. I have noticed it seems may ideas are floated then not completed here.

They are not brought to fruition such as a web site for example. The six pillars plan, the Comprehensive Plan etc

I realize a change in elected official occurred and dynamics changed, plus the tornado came through but it’s a new day now and I believe the people and the leaders are waking up to do what is right and I hope the voters are paying attention also.

A large part of government is finding money then applying it correctly and effectively.

Hope it goes well.