Comments on: Century Seeks $3.2 Million To Renovate Two Community Centers, Including One They Don’t Actually Own

By: Kathy Brady

Kathy Brady — Fri, 29 Oct 2021 22:28:39 +0000

They want to fix buildings up but the bridge on freedom road has been needing repairs for over 2 years. My mom lives on that road and it needs to be replaced
I can’t get to her fast without going around .please get it fixed

By: DLo

DLo — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 11:57:00 +0000

Imagine a world where Century exists within it’s own budget, no grants, no town welfare.

By: Emily

Emily — Thu, 28 Oct 2021 01:49:13 +0000

Well, I think that old historical buildings should be preserved, instead of just tearing them down and putting up some new cheaply made building. I was really disappointed and sad when the old Century High School was just torn down, like it was nothing. The damage from the hurricane wasn’t that severe, and I think that it could have been preserved. So many people have memories from that school, and I was hoping that someone would be able to save it from destruction. I can still remember the smell of the hallway and the library. It was such a unique building and it was a shame that it was torn down. I guess that’s the American way, tear down history and throw up something new.

By: T White

T White — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 19:03:12 +0000

@Ms. Jack, most of the people who comment on here about Century don’t attend meetings or are not residents of Century and know nothing about Century at all but clearly think their opinions matter. @Alan, there was only one Community Center in Century the Ag building on Hwy 4 was change a few ago to the new Century Community Center because of the location of the old one but I’ll digress.

By: CJ Lewis

CJ Lewis — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 16:43:26 +0000

The Florida Division of Corporation’s online records do show a Carver Community Center Association, Inc. in existence since 1999 It is a Florida Not For Profit Corporation. Unlike so many other non-profits, this one has actually submitted its annual report to the state for every year of its existence and most recently on April 23. Folks up in Century would know the names of the seven people who serve on the non-profit’s board. Marilyn Robinson is listed as the Registered Agent. If there are documents related to a transfer of title, she’s the person most likely to have them in her custody or know where they are kept ideally in a safe deposit box in a bank.

By: Citizen

Citizen — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:40:28 +0000

These well constructed historic buildings are a really valuable assets to the rich history of Century. Some of those houses on Jefferson are classic. I’m glad to see this endeavor. I saw the RFP in the legals.

The rebuilt Methodist church after the tornado is a real symbol of hope as well as the cleaned up sawmill.

Kudos to the leaders in Century for this endeavor.

By: Ms jack

Ms jack — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 15:05:27 +0000

Y’all taking what she said out of content. When she said it was given to the black community it really was that was the school for them because it was segregated and blacks had to have their own school and this was it some of yall don’t understand the history behind it but instead want to bash the black community or call this lady racist because she said it was given to the black community and which it was because they didn’t want blacks at the same school as whites.

By: Alan

Alan — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:30:59 +0000

Does a city with only 1800 residents, a city that could not even incorporate by today’s regulations (minimum 5,000 residents), really need 2 community centers?

And “Regardless of ownership, officials agree the wood frame building, located in the town’s historic district, needs to be preserved.” Really? Why? What is so special about it? There are no architectural features about that building that make it worth spending almost $2M on. For that amount of money, you could probably tear the thing down and build a brand new one that is energy efficient and would only need minimal maintenance for the next 20 years.

It amazes me the money that is wasted. These are federal tax dollars that are sent back to the States as grants. It is not free money because there is no such thing.

By: William 2

William 2 — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 14:19:38 +0000

$50,000 seems excessive for administrative cost, is there an itemized list to show how this figure was obtained? This reminds me of some charities that I have come across that have 30-40% of donated funds designated for “administrative” cost.

Lets see the bids for the engineering and other cost. Why isn’t Century being wise, requiring contractors to bid on jobs, instead of being willy-nilly with the checkbook. There needs to be more accountability for the money!!!!

By: tax payer

tax payer — Wed, 27 Oct 2021 13:51:54 +0000

Instead of Century loaning money, let them fix these things. Then let the black community FIX the “Carver Community Center”