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BOCC Declines State Of Emergency, Cancels Meeting; Century Cancels Workshop
September 4, 2018
UPDATE: The Escambia County Board of County Commission First Public Hearing for Consideration of Tentative Budget for Fiscal Year 2018/2019 scheduled for today, Sept. 4 at 5:31 p.m. has been rescheduled due to Tropical Storm Gordon. The meeting will now be held Monday, Sept. 10 at 5:01 p.m. in the board chambers of the Ernie Lee Magaha Government Building, found on the first floor of 221 Palafox Place.
The Escambia County Commission declined to declare a state of emergency Thursday.
The BOCC held an emergency meeting to discuss preparation measures for Tropical Storm Gordon. During the meeting, commissioners decided to go forward with a regularly scheduled commission meeting at 5:30 p.m.
The Town of Century canceled a budget workshop planned for this afternoon and announced that town hall would close at noon.
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One Response to “BOCC Declines State Of Emergency, Cancels Meeting; Century Cancels Workshop”
Out of caution, BOCC should have declared a state of emergency. Better to be prepared, than to play catch-up in case it had been worse.