Comments on: Escambia County Considers $1 Million FEMA Drainage Project In Century Town Limits http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-considers-1-million-fema-drainage-project-in-century-town-limits Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Sat, 25 Apr 2026 14:41:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Wow http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-considers-1-million-fema-drainage-project-in-century-town-limits/comment-page-1#comment-513547 Wow Wed, 05 Apr 2023 14:07:54 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=509514#comment-513547 So we can't fix bridges, clean up the streets, funds run out but y'all can do this? I swear I think a drug dealer can run Century better, all that's there anyways So we can’t fix bridges, clean up the streets, funds run out but y’all can do this? I swear I think a drug dealer can run Century better, all that’s there anyways

]]> By: Yellarhammer http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-considers-1-million-fema-drainage-project-in-century-town-limits/comment-page-1#comment-513517 Yellarhammer Tue, 04 Apr 2023 23:28:39 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=509514#comment-513517 Maybe they can figure out how they can drain out the corruption and stop all the taxpayer grants they get. Maybe they can figure out how they can drain out the corruption and stop all the taxpayer grants they get.

]]> By: sam http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-considers-1-million-fema-drainage-project-in-century-town-limits/comment-page-1#comment-513502 sam Tue, 04 Apr 2023 19:55:27 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=509514#comment-513502 what a waste of taxpayer money. most of the houses that drain goes by will be rotted and a pile of old lumber in a few years. what a waste of taxpayer money. most of the houses that drain goes by will be rotted and a pile of old lumber in a few years.

]]> By: Ten Mile Road Neighbor http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-considers-1-million-fema-drainage-project-in-century-town-limits/comment-page-1#comment-513453 Ten Mile Road Neighbor Tue, 04 Apr 2023 12:46:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=509514#comment-513453 The County needs to careful about relying on future FEMA money to pay for this type of project. This requires the approval of Public Assistance Funds by FEMA and the documentation that is required to obtain those funds is very rigorous and many times NOT approved. There are numerous arbitrations at the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals that have not gone well for the entity seeking FEMA dollars for storm/disaster recovery dollars. The website to see some of these is: https://www.cbca.gov/decisions/fema.html Please do your homework before you obligate funds that you may never recoup. The County needs to careful about relying on future FEMA money to pay for this type of project. This requires the approval of Public Assistance Funds by FEMA and the documentation that is required to obtain those funds is very rigorous and many times NOT approved. There are numerous arbitrations at the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals that have not gone well for the entity seeking FEMA dollars for storm/disaster recovery dollars. The website to see some of these is:

https://www.cbca.gov/decisions/fema.html

Please do your homework before you obligate funds that you may never recoup.

]]> By: BIG JOHN http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-considers-1-million-fema-drainage-project-in-century-town-limits/comment-page-1#comment-513406 BIG JOHN Mon, 03 Apr 2023 20:20:52 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=509514#comment-513406 WHAT A RAT HOLE TO PUT MONEY INTO (CENTURY) WHAT A RAT HOLE TO PUT MONEY INTO (CENTURY)

]]> By: Just listening http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-considers-1-million-fema-drainage-project-in-century-town-limits/comment-page-1#comment-513380 Just listening Mon, 03 Apr 2023 14:57:20 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=509514#comment-513380 This is almost maddening. This mainly benefits two pieces of property. the owners of the old Century Hotel and the old Alger office building and maybe some of front street. I question the route. Why not go north on Jefferson Ave. straight to the same ditch it’s routed to in the diagram. Like I said only benefiting two properties. But someone is going to get the money. It might as well be Century…. Just saying! This is almost maddening. This mainly benefits two pieces of property. the owners of the old Century Hotel and the old Alger office building and maybe some of front street. I question the route. Why not go north on Jefferson Ave. straight to the same ditch it’s routed to in the diagram. Like I said only benefiting two properties. But someone is going to get the money. It might as well be Century…. Just saying!

]]> By: So yards flooded??? http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-considers-1-million-fema-drainage-project-in-century-town-limits/comment-page-1#comment-513377 So yards flooded??? Mon, 03 Apr 2023 14:22:41 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=509514#comment-513377 So, the mitigated problem is flooded yards from a 100 year flood event? No structures flooded? (Is there more to this than what is mentioned in this article?) If the dwellings and any businesses affected are above the base flood elevation, or BFE, what is the mitigative problem here that deserve federal and state attention? What efforts have been made by residents and businesses to obtain a policy under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)? What Community Rating System (CRS) level is Century, or is it even a participant in the CRS? What mitigative actions does the Town of Century take to prevent flooding? (Note: The County's CRS rating does not count because Century is its own responsible entity under the NFIP.) Notice that FEMA, the State of Florida, and Escambia are the named financial participants, Century is not. If the Town is not going to participate financially, why is this community even incorporated? Another reason why this community simply needs to unincorporate. So, the mitigated problem is flooded yards from a 100 year flood event? No structures flooded? (Is there more to this than what is mentioned in this article?)

If the dwellings and any businesses affected are above the base flood elevation, or BFE, what is the mitigative problem here that deserve federal and state attention?

What efforts have been made by residents and businesses to obtain a policy under the National Flood Insurance Program (NFIP)? What Community Rating System (CRS) level is Century, or is it even a participant in the CRS? What mitigative actions does the Town of Century take to prevent flooding? (Note: The County’s CRS rating does not count because Century is its own responsible entity under the NFIP.)

Notice that FEMA, the State of Florida, and Escambia are the named financial participants, Century is not. If the Town is not going to participate financially, why is this community even incorporated?

Another reason why this community simply needs to unincorporate.

]]> By: joy http://www.northescambia.com/2023/04/escambia-county-considers-1-million-fema-drainage-project-in-century-town-limits/comment-page-1#comment-513368 joy Mon, 03 Apr 2023 11:18:10 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=509514#comment-513368 talk about wasting money-this town has FOREVER had no idea how to make a city prosper !!! Why hasn't escambia county taken it over and stop wasting millions year after year--- talk about wasting money-this town has FOREVER had no idea how to make a city prosper !!! Why hasn’t escambia county taken it over and stop wasting millions year after year—

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