Comments on: Century Asked For Nothing, Received Nothing In New State Budget. Last Year, It Was $1.885 Million. http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million Local News for Molino, Bratt, McDavid, Century, Walnut Hill, Cantonment Tue, 07 Apr 2026 16:50:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: CharleyMike http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million/comment-page-1#comment-535995 CharleyMike Thu, 21 Mar 2024 03:00:15 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542611#comment-535995 Isn't this town tired of living off handouts. All of those handouts come out of some taxpayers' pockets. If you can't get by on your own (and it appears you can't) dissolve the city. You'll probably still get more than your share out of the county budget to clean up what your elected representatives have created up there. Isn’t this town tired of living off handouts. All of those handouts come out of some taxpayers’ pockets. If you can’t get by on your own (and it appears you can’t) dissolve the city. You’ll probably still get more than your share out of the county budget to clean up what your elected representatives have created up there.

]]> By: Think about it http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million/comment-page-1#comment-535957 Think about it Wed, 20 Mar 2024 13:04:58 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542611#comment-535957 Thomas Paine - is it that hard to remember that Mayor Boutwell QUIT and was not ran out? It was his choice to leave. Why is it that people think the town should be dissolved? Do you not realize when there is a desire by someone to take over the town there are slso underlying motoves. Things will certainly be different. There will be increases in cost of services like gas, water and garbage as well as taxes and everything else. If you don’t know, ask someone from Pensacola. Service might not skip a beat but you will notice the cost effect. There are so many people on this review with all the answers, why didn’t any of them run for office and but there ideas on the table to make a change as oppposed to putting them in the comments to cause confusion! Thomas Paine – is it that hard to remember that Mayor Boutwell QUIT and was not ran out? It was his choice to leave.

Why is it that people think the town should be dissolved? Do you not realize when there is a desire by someone to take over the town there are slso underlying motoves. Things will certainly be different. There will be increases in cost of services like gas, water and garbage as well as taxes and everything else. If you don’t know, ask someone from Pensacola. Service might not skip a beat but you will notice the cost effect.

There are so many people on this review with all the answers, why didn’t any of them run for office and but there ideas on the table to make a change as oppposed to putting them in the comments to cause confusion!

]]> By: Bill http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million/comment-page-1#comment-535859 Bill Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:48:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542611#comment-535859 The people outside century don't want the town disbanded. We don't want to inherent stupid. The people outside century don’t want the town disbanded. We don’t want to inherent stupid.

]]> By: Anne http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million/comment-page-1#comment-535856 Anne Mon, 18 Mar 2024 16:53:09 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542611#comment-535856 REALLY Support this from the article: "...Broxson told Gomez that the town may need to be unchartered and taken over by Escambia County due to an ongoing problem of low tax base and needs that are “very great”." This mess just keeps getting deeper and the 'leadership (?) keeps digging down. REALLY Support this from the article: “…Broxson told Gomez that the town may need to be unchartered and taken over by Escambia County due to an ongoing problem of low tax base and needs that are “very great”.”
This mess just keeps getting deeper and the ‘leadership (?) keeps digging down.

]]> By: CJ Lewis http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million/comment-page-1#comment-535854 CJ Lewis Mon, 18 Mar 2024 15:48:45 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542611#comment-535854 The "disbanding" process is not hard. Technically, it's called "dissolution." The process is described in Chapter 165 Formation of Local Governments, Florida Statutes. Any three councilmembers can propose for voter approval an ordinance to dissolve the town. To maximize voter participation, the vote could be conducted using the vote-by-mail method with pre-paid ballot return envelopes. The town council could vote to adopt the ordinance in April and conduct the municipal referendum in June. Few would immediately notice any change. Years back a town called Cedar Grove in Bay County was abolished. Several people ran for the council promising to let the people decide. They then voted to abolish the town, citizens agreed and few noticed. Lots of municipalities come and go. Molino once a town went away in 1933. Here's list of former municipalities in Florida: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_municipalities_in_Florida Here's a list of incorporations and dissolutions since 1973: https://floridaleagueofcities.com/docs/default-source/CMRI/municipal-incorporations-dissolutions.pdf?sfvrsn=4 The “disbanding” process is not hard. Technically, it’s called “dissolution.” The process is described in Chapter 165 Formation of Local Governments, Florida Statutes. Any three councilmembers can propose for voter approval an ordinance to dissolve the town. To maximize voter participation, the vote could be conducted using the vote-by-mail method with pre-paid ballot return envelopes. The town council could vote to adopt the ordinance in April and conduct the municipal referendum in June. Few would immediately notice any change. Years back a town called Cedar Grove in Bay County was abolished. Several people ran for the council promising to let the people decide. They then voted to abolish the town, citizens agreed and few noticed. Lots of municipalities come and go. Molino once a town went away in 1933. Here’s list of former municipalities in Florida:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_former_municipalities_in_Florida
Here’s a list of incorporations and dissolutions since 1973:
https://floridaleagueofcities.com/docs/default-source/CMRI/municipal-incorporations-dissolutions.pdf?sfvrsn=4

]]> By: tg http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million/comment-page-1#comment-535849 tg Mon, 18 Mar 2024 13:22:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542611#comment-535849 We dont need money just disbaning. We dont need money just disbaning.

]]> By: Soapbox Sally http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million/comment-page-1#comment-535847 Soapbox Sally Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:53:30 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542611#comment-535847 *Neither of the projects have been completed.* Have they been started? Do we have bids, engineering plans, estimates, anything? And if not, then is the money still available or has it been used elsewhere? The longer they wait, the more expensive it's gonna be. Here's my theory... Gomez is too proud and loving his title of mayor, and hasn't done diddly to improve the town. So when county steps in and takes over he can play the victim. *Neither of the projects have been completed.*

Have they been started? Do we have bids, engineering plans, estimates, anything? And if not, then is the money still available or has it been used elsewhere? The longer they wait, the more expensive it’s gonna be.

Here’s my theory… Gomez is too proud and loving his title of mayor, and hasn’t done diddly to improve the town. So when county steps in and takes over he can play the victim.

]]> By: Greg Stewart http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million/comment-page-1#comment-535846 Greg Stewart Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:49:02 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542611#comment-535846 Very illuminating wouldn't you say? Broxson's suggestion regarding unincorporation is spot on. Perhaps they will pursue it before lives are lost because of infrastructure collapse. Very illuminating wouldn’t you say? Broxson’s suggestion regarding unincorporation is spot on. Perhaps they will pursue it before lives are lost because of infrastructure collapse.

]]> By: SW http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million/comment-page-1#comment-535845 SW Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:07:17 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542611#comment-535845 This is just ridiculous. They haven’t spent the money they were given for projects; where is it? They didn’t ask for more money? Wow! That’s unusual. Sen. Broxson was right. Where’s that state inspector? This is just ridiculous.

They haven’t spent the money they were given for projects; where is it?

They didn’t ask for more money? Wow! That’s unusual.

Sen. Broxson was right.

Where’s that state inspector?

]]> By: same ol same ol http://www.northescambia.com/2024/03/century-asked-for-nothing-received-nothing-in-new-state-budget-last-year-it-was-1-885-million/comment-page-1#comment-535844 same ol same ol Mon, 18 Mar 2024 12:00:25 +0000 http://www.northescambia.com/?p=542611#comment-535844 "Neither of the projects have been completed." .... ....have they been started? Seems I remember the audit saying something about possible improper "borrowing" from this fund or that. Okay then, where's the money? Show us the money! “Neither of the projects have been completed.” ….

….have they been started? Seems I remember the audit saying something about possible improper “borrowing” from this fund or that.

Okay then, where’s the money? Show us the money!

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