Comments on: Century Charter Review Committee Begins Work To Rewrite Future Of Town Government http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/century-charter-review-committee-begins-work-to-rewrite-future-of-town-government Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Mon, 06 Apr 2026 20:16:22 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: M in Bratt http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/century-charter-review-committee-begins-work-to-rewrite-future-of-town-government/comment-page-1#comment-452887 M in Bratt Mon, 24 May 2021 20:17:07 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=442979#comment-452887 @Sandra; Your idea sounds like a noble idea, but you would be hard pressed to find any "similar" Chartered Municipality s in Fl. The TOC could not even obtain a charter under current Fl. statutes. Among other things, Fl. statutes requires a population of at least 6,000 to obtain a charter. Century falls much short of that number with a population of 1200. The State of Fl. found it so tedious dealing with the mini-cities that they will not allow any more to come into existence. . You have to ask yourself; Who benefits from TOC being chartered, the citizens, or the big fish in a little pond town leaders? You have to ask what services citizens of Century receive that aren't provided by the County or other entities in surrounding communities except a bunch of higher taxes and fees. @Sandra; Your idea sounds like a noble idea, but you would be hard pressed to find any “similar” Chartered Municipality s in Fl. The TOC could not even obtain a charter under current Fl. statutes. Among other things, Fl. statutes requires a population of at least 6,000 to obtain a charter. Century falls much short of that number with a population of 1200. The State of Fl. found it so tedious dealing with the mini-cities that they will not allow any more to come into existence. . You have to ask yourself; Who benefits from TOC being chartered, the citizens, or the big fish in a little pond town leaders? You have to ask what services citizens of Century receive that aren’t provided by the County or other entities in surrounding communities except a bunch of higher taxes and fees.

]]> By: chris http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/century-charter-review-committee-begins-work-to-rewrite-future-of-town-government/comment-page-1#comment-452845 chris Mon, 24 May 2021 18:02:42 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=442979#comment-452845 "look at other similar municipalities that are operating efficiently" you do realize the article is about Century, right? “look at other similar municipalities that are operating efficiently” you do realize the article is about Century, right?

]]> By: Sandra http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/century-charter-review-committee-begins-work-to-rewrite-future-of-town-government/comment-page-1#comment-452823 Sandra Mon, 24 May 2021 13:43:23 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=442979#comment-452823 A simple solution would be to look at other similar municipalities that are operating efficiently and mimic their charters. Give priority to changing current charter language that is causing conflict ( hiring and termination powers of town counsel) . A simple solution would be to look at other similar municipalities that are operating efficiently and mimic their charters. Give priority to changing current charter language that is causing conflict ( hiring and termination powers of town counsel) .

]]> By: Shaking My Head http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/century-charter-review-committee-begins-work-to-rewrite-future-of-town-government/comment-page-1#comment-452819 Shaking My Head Mon, 24 May 2021 13:04:21 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=442979#comment-452819 So, almost 2 years have gone by and still nothing. Good grief people, no wonder there are so many problems here. So, almost 2 years have gone by and still nothing. Good grief people, no wonder there are so many problems here.

]]> By: sam http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/century-charter-review-committee-begins-work-to-rewrite-future-of-town-government/comment-page-1#comment-452815 sam Mon, 24 May 2021 12:25:06 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=442979#comment-452815 i detect a little skepticism of the charter review committee. i cannot imagine why. there is no government in century. the mayor has no control, the council is a joke. free natural gas is available to some people. covid has been a constant pain in city hall. most of the time there were no town employees, all were sick. "Dysfunction" would be a good name for the town. i detect a little skepticism of the charter review committee. i cannot imagine why. there is no government in century. the mayor has no control, the council is a joke. free natural gas is available to some people. covid has been a constant pain in city hall. most of the time there were no town employees, all were sick. “Dysfunction” would be a good name for the town.

]]> By: Alan http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/century-charter-review-committee-begins-work-to-rewrite-future-of-town-government/comment-page-1#comment-452812 Alan Mon, 24 May 2021 11:42:32 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=442979#comment-452812 What does being a chartered City actually accomplish for the people of Century above and beyond what being a rural community as part of Escambia County would. Can't be law enforcement, that is subcontracted back to the county. Can't be utility services, the Natural Gas utility has been mismanaged and in the red for years while the sewage treatment plant has failed. Where is the big positive that makes paying for this extra level of government worth the money, effort, and time. I have been keeping track of these articles since I started reading northescambia.com what seems like a decade ago and I sincerely don't remember there ever being one positive story regarding the city. It has just been one fiasco of mismanagement, petty arguments, and oversize ego's one after the other. It would seem a good starting place for the Charter Review Committee would be answering whether a charter is needed at all and perhaps a vote by the citizens on whether or not they should recall the city charger and go back to County rule. What does being a chartered City actually accomplish for the people of Century above and beyond what being a rural community as part of Escambia County would. Can’t be law enforcement, that is subcontracted back to the county. Can’t be utility services, the Natural Gas utility has been mismanaged and in the red for years while the sewage treatment plant has failed. Where is the big positive that makes paying for this extra level of government worth the money, effort, and time.

I have been keeping track of these articles since I started reading northescambia.com what seems like a decade ago and I sincerely don’t remember there ever being one positive story regarding the city. It has just been one fiasco of mismanagement, petty arguments, and oversize ego’s one after the other.

It would seem a good starting place for the Charter Review Committee would be answering whether a charter is needed at all and perhaps a vote by the citizens on whether or not they should recall the city charger and go back to County rule.

]]> By: Jeffrey http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/century-charter-review-committee-begins-work-to-rewrite-future-of-town-government/comment-page-1#comment-452808 Jeffrey Mon, 24 May 2021 10:50:12 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=442979#comment-452808 This should be fun. What could possibly go wrong? This should be fun. What could possibly go wrong?

]]> By: M in Bratt http://www.northescambia.com/2021/05/century-charter-review-committee-begins-work-to-rewrite-future-of-town-government/comment-page-1#comment-452807 M in Bratt Mon, 24 May 2021 10:38:56 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=442979#comment-452807 Just wondering; If this is a "new committee" as the article states, How did Mary automatically get the chairperson seat? The other question is; is Buzz on the payroll for this job, or is he just there to make sure TOC can continue to sign loans with Gulf Breeze. If this committee were truly looking out for the best interests of the citizens, they would at least consider the possibility of revoking the town charter and let the county and other entities take over the few remaining services without having to continue to tax the poor citizens to death. Just wondering; If this is a “new committee” as the article states, How did Mary automatically get the chairperson seat? The other question is; is Buzz on the payroll for this job, or is he just there to make sure TOC can continue to sign loans with Gulf Breeze. If this committee were truly looking out for the best interests of the citizens, they would at least consider the possibility of revoking the town charter and let the county and other entities take over the few remaining services without having to continue to tax the poor citizens to death.

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