Comments on: The Century Council Voted In February To Replace Bridge Near Collapse. Nothing Has Been Done. http://www.northescambia.com/2020/10/the-century-council-voted-in-february-to-replace-bridge-near-collapse-nothing-has-been-done Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Fri, 10 Apr 2026 14:47:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: judy http://www.northescambia.com/2020/10/the-century-council-voted-in-february-to-replace-bridge-near-collapse-nothing-has-been-done/comment-page-1#comment-431333 judy Fri, 23 Oct 2020 14:59:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=420648#comment-431333 Century is led by some very greedy, very lazy people! They are great at voting to do something, then they never do it. Instead they find some other way to spend the money. I do NOT understand why the county has not stepped in and put an end to this so called "town"... Century is led by some very greedy, very lazy people! They are great at voting to do something, then they never do it. Instead they find some other way to spend the money. I do NOT understand why the county has not stepped in and put an end to this so called “town”…

]]> By: David http://www.northescambia.com/2020/10/the-century-council-voted-in-february-to-replace-bridge-near-collapse-nothing-has-been-done/comment-page-1#comment-431320 David Fri, 23 Oct 2020 13:29:14 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=420648#comment-431320 That is the problem, you have no town government, never did and never will That is the problem, you have no town government, never did and never will

]]> By: Bin Ervington http://www.northescambia.com/2020/10/the-century-council-voted-in-february-to-replace-bridge-near-collapse-nothing-has-been-done/comment-page-1#comment-431234 Bin Ervington Thu, 22 Oct 2020 19:18:44 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=420648#comment-431234 This the result of hauling over weighted loads of sewage from the Century sewage plant and they knows it. They didn't complain until driver of trucks mentioned the bridge. Then they routed them straight up Jefferson to connect with highway 4. This the result of hauling over weighted loads of sewage from the Century sewage plant and they knows it. They didn’t complain until driver of trucks mentioned the bridge. Then they routed them straight up Jefferson to connect with highway 4.

]]> By: D’Hi http://www.northescambia.com/2020/10/the-century-council-voted-in-february-to-replace-bridge-near-collapse-nothing-has-been-done/comment-page-1#comment-431224 D’Hi Thu, 22 Oct 2020 18:09:22 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=420648#comment-431224 One hundred percent agree with you, D’Lo. The Town government really needs to make a decision about the future well-being of its residents and businesses. The Town really needs to allow its residents to vote on a referendum to remain a municipality or to dissolve and become unincorporated into Escambia County. If infrastructure cannot be repaired, and a pathway forward cannot be identified that is feasible to retain and even grow the Town economically and demographically, then the best outcome for the citizens and businesses may very well be to dissolve the municipality. Florida Statutes clearly provide a pathway for a referendum. Either the Town Council can put it on the 2022 ballot, or the citizens of the Town can petition for the same. But to continue along the same aimless and budget restrained pathway without putting this to the electorate is not beneficial to Century’s citizens. With so many questions and unknowns, few people or businesses will invest there, jeopardizing the future outlook for any hope of a turnaround. One hundred percent agree with you, D’Lo.

The Town government really needs to make a decision about the future well-being of its residents and businesses. The Town really needs to allow its residents to vote on a referendum to remain a municipality or to dissolve and become unincorporated into Escambia County.

If infrastructure cannot be repaired, and a pathway forward cannot be identified that is feasible to retain and even grow the Town economically and demographically, then the best outcome for the citizens and businesses may very well be to dissolve the municipality.

Florida Statutes clearly provide a pathway for a referendum. Either the Town Council can put it on the 2022 ballot, or the citizens of the Town can petition for the same.

But to continue along the same aimless and budget restrained pathway without putting this to the electorate is not beneficial to Century’s citizens. With so many questions and unknowns, few people or businesses will invest there, jeopardizing the future outlook for any hope of a turnaround.

]]> By: DLo http://www.northescambia.com/2020/10/the-century-council-voted-in-february-to-replace-bridge-near-collapse-nothing-has-been-done/comment-page-1#comment-431180 DLo Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:48:04 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=420648#comment-431180 You know who would be better equipped to deal with problems like this, the county. But, Century insists on subjecting itself to this artificial, unnecessary layer of wasteful local government. Century's town governments ineptness and corruption has cost the residents and all tax payers(through grants) countless millions of dollars in wasted funds. Now the very core of the infrastructure is literally crumbling (water, gas, roads, bridges, etc.) and this useless entity does not possess the ability to even begin to conduct the most basic of governmental responsibilities. It's decades past time to put this useless dinosaur out of it's misery and dissolve the Century town government. You know who would be better equipped to deal with problems like this, the county. But, Century insists on subjecting itself to this artificial, unnecessary layer of wasteful local government. Century’s town governments ineptness and corruption has cost the residents and all tax payers(through grants) countless millions of dollars in wasted funds. Now the very core of the infrastructure is literally crumbling (water, gas, roads, bridges, etc.) and this useless entity does not possess the ability to even begin to conduct the most basic of governmental responsibilities. It’s decades past time to put this useless dinosaur out of it’s misery and dissolve the Century town government.

]]> By: ensley boy http://www.northescambia.com/2020/10/the-century-council-voted-in-february-to-replace-bridge-near-collapse-nothing-has-been-done/comment-page-1#comment-431178 ensley boy Thu, 22 Oct 2020 11:39:32 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=420648#comment-431178 We all know things have gotten cheaper since eight months ago. They might want to update the replacement price tag. The longer they wait, the more it"s going to cost. We all know things have gotten cheaper since eight months ago. They might want to update the replacement price tag. The longer they wait, the more it”s going to cost.

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