Comments on: Century Seeks About $13 Million To Fix Bridges, Rebuild Old CHS Gym. But The Gym May Be A Problem.

By: sam

sam — Sun, 26 Mar 2023 11:10:16 +0000

the bridge is needed, the gym, you gotta be kidding.

By: Confused

Confused — Fri, 24 Mar 2023 03:55:46 +0000

Century is a joke. All that money they ask for on different projects and are granted the money…. But century looks the same. Board members are taking that money and putting it in their pockets

By: Melanie

Melanie — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 23:55:13 +0000

The freedom road bridge does need to be fixed. Like most things the longer it’s in disrepair the higher the cost will probably be to repair/replace.

The gym isn’t a priority in my eyes at this time.

The fire hydrant at my house that has been steadily leaking for several years and is leaning over is to me. We don’t know if it works correctly. The entire curbside in front of my house is a cesspool especially as it gets warmer.
I have reported this issue many times via calls and emails.
Since we are in the historical district I would think it would be taken seriously since these houses would probably go up like kindling but it never has.

*The excuse a couple years ago was that they would have to turn the water off to the entire neighborhood(I don’t remember how long that was but several days), post boil water notices in our utility bills, bring in heavy equipment,rocks and sand.
*The latest excuse was that the parts are on backorder(this was months ago). They had the parts for a fire hydrant a few streets away a couple months ago after it was hit.

Regardless it shouldn’t take years to fix.
I haven’t posted it on social media before because that’s not me. I give the benefit of the doubt and take people at their word. I shouldn’t have to fight this hard for something that should have been done after the first call.

By: G.Miler

G.Miler — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 16:50:57 +0000

Follow the money. Who would benefit from this besides the public? Which company or companies would benefit from the construction of such a building? The insurance on an expensive building will definitely not be cheap.

By: Well

Well — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 15:20:57 +0000

Maybe for the Bridge.
But I wonder about the city’s Local Option Sales Tax money

By: RaD

RaD — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 14:06:27 +0000

@Chris….Century isn’t the only place money is being poured into worthless projects, it happens all over Florida and the country. People will argue this is grant money or it doesn’t affect their property or sales taxes so why care but money doesn’t just pop into existence. If the government just prints it, it devalues everyone’s money. Grants may be funded from companies who are being punished, companies whose products now cost more, which trickle down to the consumer.

The first question is, does Century, as a town of 1500 people, need another multipurpose/hurricane/disaster shelter. The answer is probably no. But if that is yes, then the question is, should we dump $11M into this facility to bring it up to code. The answer to that is NO. Building a new building, if needed, is the only thing that makes economic sense.

By: Swamp Gas

Swamp Gas — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:57:57 +0000

Attention Pens State Collage. Here is your opportunity to unload an asbestos and led filled building and walk away from this future headache.

By: Bob

Bob — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:46:49 +0000

Century is the place where the circus is always in town and never leaves…

Century makes the Escambia County School District look like brain surgeons!

By: J-THE-G

J-THE-G — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:26:41 +0000

@Chris You’re assuming that most of the money will even be used on the projects anyways. The entire town is corrupt and should have its charter revoked ASAP.

By: SW

SW — Thu, 23 Mar 2023 13:23:57 +0000

@Chris: exactly!

Just leave it alone. Let PSC keep it.

Fix the bridge.