Comments on: Century Council Stops Mayor From Paying Pandemic Time And A Half; One Councilman Suggests Employee Layoffs

By: Susie Q

Susie Q — Sat, 25 Apr 2020 14:19:20 +0000

Omg. When my phone battery is low, I plug it in.

By: BRING IT ON

BRING IT ON — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 05:41:32 +0000

Paying more unemployment compensation than a person makes normally is absurd. My brother runs an insulation company in Theodore and has a lot of work and can’t get his workers to come back because of this ridiculous amount of money they’re getting to sit at home. The regular unemployment fund is all that should be used. You feed a dog on the couch everyday and that’s where he’ll be everyday. We should stop all foreign aid and take care of our own instead of printing more money to cover the stimulus crap.

By: Matchbox

Matchbox — Fri, 24 Apr 2020 03:56:39 +0000

I wonder why century is broke…wow!!

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 23:33:23 +0000

This might be behind the asinine decision to pay someone twice his salary for staying home. If you are not needed – good riddance – you can remain home and unemployed after the inflated benefits run out.

By: Rasheed Jackson.

Rasheed Jackson. — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:58:22 +0000

If people practice social distancing at work there is no need to send people home. My place of business is up and running and we practice the distance rule. I do have a problem with people requesting hazard pay. We should be thankful we are working. I also don’t agree with laying people off just so they will get more money than if they work. If they are not needed then why are they on the payroll? If they take the layoff for the extra money they may not have a job when this is over, and the stimulus money will not last forever. Then you gone be with out a job and a check.

By: David

David — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 15:36:48 +0000

Sad part is the decision making on what to do is being led to the same people who are part of the problem

By: tg

tg — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:44:46 +0000

Is Century Insolvent?

By: Bewildered

Bewildered — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 14:21:06 +0000

Whoever made the final decision to pay everybody $50 000 /year to sit back and stay home indefinitely is totally insane. In a couple of months this country will experience what a real pandemic looks like and it’s not the corona virus! Crack down on mass gatherings instead of making stupid excuses. Statements like the chief of police made: they need to have huge neighborhood gatherings because some of them don’t even have air conditioning at home????!!! won’t cut it anymore!

By: Chris

Chris — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:47:58 +0000

Is the town of Century government considered essential?

By: Not in Century

Not in Century — Thu, 23 Apr 2020 12:14:43 +0000

All hail king mayor Hawkins. He rules by fiat and does what ever he wants with little if any push back by the so called council of jolly women and men of the round table. LOL! By the way, where’s the new town manager’s input with all this? Doesn’t he have something to add?