Comments on: Established Foreign Manufacturing Company Set To Visit Century This Week To Discuss Building Lease http://www.northescambia.com/2023/01/established-foreign-manufacturing-company-set-to-visit-century-this-week-to-discuss-building-lease Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sun, 05 Apr 2026 17:56:52 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Swamp Gas http://www.northescambia.com/2023/01/established-foreign-manufacturing-company-set-to-visit-century-this-week-to-discuss-building-lease/comment-page-1#comment-508431 Swamp Gas Wed, 11 Jan 2023 18:03:58 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=501377#comment-508431 A wise person once said that "A bird in hand is better than two in the bush" A wise person once said that “A bird in hand is better than two in the bush”

]]> By: David Huie Green http://www.northescambia.com/2023/01/established-foreign-manufacturing-company-set-to-visit-century-this-week-to-discuss-building-lease/comment-page-1#comment-508420 David Huie Green Wed, 11 Jan 2023 16:35:41 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=501377#comment-508420 CONTEMPLATING: "the town should not negotiate with “somebody who comes in here under the cover of night” and “under the cover of a backroom deal negotiated by somebody else”." So NorthEscambia.com is the cover of night? I get his point about wanting to know exactly who they are, though. They might be (INSERT GROUP YOU DISLIKE HERE). Like the part in Blazing Saddles where he wanted to keep the Irish out. David for"the right people " CONTEMPLATING:
“the town should not negotiate with “somebody who comes in here under the cover of night” and “under the cover of a backroom deal negotiated by somebody else”.”

So NorthEscambia.com is the cover of night?

I get his point about wanting to know exactly who they are, though. They might be (INSERT GROUP YOU DISLIKE HERE). Like the part in Blazing Saddles where he wanted to keep the Irish out.

David for”the right people “

]]> By: DLo http://www.northescambia.com/2023/01/established-foreign-manufacturing-company-set-to-visit-century-this-week-to-discuss-building-lease/comment-page-1#comment-508370 DLo Tue, 10 Jan 2023 21:44:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=501377#comment-508370 10 employees at $46K per year and $94K in lease payments to the city will infuse well over a half million dollars per year into a very small economy, instead of costing the county revenue for upkeep of an empty structure. Plus the company is going to improve the building, bringing the building's worth up. I can't see a downside, it's not like there's a line of businesses looking to invest in Century. 10 employees at $46K per year and $94K in lease payments to the city will infuse well over a half million dollars per year into a very small economy, instead of costing the county revenue for upkeep of an empty structure. Plus the company is going to improve the building, bringing the building’s worth up. I can’t see a downside, it’s not like there’s a line of businesses looking to invest in Century.

]]> By: IMHO http://www.northescambia.com/2023/01/established-foreign-manufacturing-company-set-to-visit-century-this-week-to-discuss-building-lease/comment-page-1#comment-508364 IMHO Tue, 10 Jan 2023 19:57:50 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=501377#comment-508364 Be thankful anyone wants to come to Century, never mind a business! How many employees does the vape store employ, they had no issues opening…. Be thankful anyone wants to come to Century, never mind a business! How many employees does the vape store employ, they had no issues opening….

]]> By: Citizen http://www.northescambia.com/2023/01/established-foreign-manufacturing-company-set-to-visit-century-this-week-to-discuss-building-lease/comment-page-1#comment-508360 Citizen Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:51:15 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=501377#comment-508360 Actually the residents still benefit from the municipality and all the naysayers can continue to complain. No body cares. Hope this 1dollar earlier investment pays off. There's a law about economic development and they are allowed confidentiality to prevent competition up to a point. So meeting individually with council members helps them remain confidential per state statutes. 125.045 Hope they aren't negotiating for more than the town can spend. TOC should offer to sell it to them rather than lease, in my opinion, yet ball is in their court. Actually the residents still benefit from the municipality and all the naysayers can continue to complain. No body cares.
Hope this 1dollar earlier investment pays off.
There’s a law about economic development and they are allowed confidentiality to prevent competition up to a point.

So meeting individually with council members helps them remain confidential per state statutes. 125.045

Hope they aren’t negotiating for more than the town can spend.

TOC should offer to sell it to them rather than lease, in my opinion, yet ball is in their court.

]]> By: James http://www.northescambia.com/2023/01/established-foreign-manufacturing-company-set-to-visit-century-this-week-to-discuss-building-lease/comment-page-1#comment-508357 James Tue, 10 Jan 2023 18:43:29 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=501377#comment-508357 The building has set vacant for 14-years with no jobs and no income. Gomez is simply a roadblock. Wake up! A few jobs and income for a minimum five year term is better than the past fourteen years. The building has set vacant for 14-years with no jobs and no income. Gomez is simply a roadblock. Wake up! A few jobs and income for a minimum five year term is better than the past fourteen years.

]]> By: RaD http://www.northescambia.com/2023/01/established-foreign-manufacturing-company-set-to-visit-century-this-week-to-discuss-building-lease/comment-page-1#comment-508343 RaD Tue, 10 Jan 2023 15:17:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=501377#comment-508343 They should take it if its $96,000 a year and one employee making minimum wage. They have had 13+ years to find this magical company that would employ hundreds to no avail. The hardest selling point is convincing a company that a town of 1500 will hold 200 able bodied people with the education/skill needed to do the job. And while it might be possible, it is not probable. Current Florida law would not even allow the Century area a charter because the population requirement is below 5000, a level Century has never had. Lawmakers recognized at some point too many small towns were failing (probably due to all the increased requirements they made on cities) and increased the minimum size. Just about any third party with all the information would come to the conclusion Century is a failed City whose charter needs rescinding. They should take it if its $96,000 a year and one employee making minimum wage.

They have had 13+ years to find this magical company that would employ hundreds to no avail. The hardest selling point is convincing a company that a town of 1500 will hold 200 able bodied people with the education/skill needed to do the job. And while it might be possible, it is not probable.

Current Florida law would not even allow the Century area a charter because the population requirement is below 5000, a level Century has never had. Lawmakers recognized at some point too many small towns were failing (probably due to all the increased requirements they made on cities) and increased the minimum size. Just about any third party with all the information would come to the conclusion Century is a failed City whose charter needs rescinding.

]]> By: J-THE-G http://www.northescambia.com/2023/01/established-foreign-manufacturing-company-set-to-visit-century-this-week-to-discuss-building-lease/comment-page-1#comment-508336 J-THE-G Tue, 10 Jan 2023 13:55:57 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=501377#comment-508336 They should really just be taking whatever they can get. Nobody wants to be in Century, even the residents. It's a dying town and if they don't start ramming through expansion it'll have no work but the lumber mill, fast food and dollar general forever. Most everything else looks like ghost town. They should really just be taking whatever they can get. Nobody wants to be in Century, even the residents. It’s a dying town and if they don’t start ramming through expansion it’ll have no work but the lumber mill, fast food and dollar general forever. Most everything else looks like ghost town.

]]> By: Earl E Baldree http://www.northescambia.com/2023/01/established-foreign-manufacturing-company-set-to-visit-century-this-week-to-discuss-building-lease/comment-page-1#comment-508323 Earl E Baldree Tue, 10 Jan 2023 11:54:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=501377#comment-508323 I hope Gomez gets educated and comes to the understanding 5 jobs and some rent is better than no jobs and no rent. I hope Gomez gets educated and comes to the understanding 5 jobs and some rent is better than no jobs and no rent.

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