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Mayor Casts Vision For Century’s Future, Details Millions In Ongoing Projects
July 16, 2025
Speaking Tuesday evening in the museum dedicated to Century’s past, Mayor Ben Boutwell outlined what he sees as Century’s very bright future.
“We know that we are running out of room in the south end of the county, and people are moving north,” Boutwell told the members of the Alger-Sullivan Historical Society at The Leach House Museum.
With new town council members and support of state officials, he said Century will move forward.
Boutwell detailed numerous projects totaling millions of dollars currently underway in the town — most funded by grants.
Those ongoing projects include:
- Wastewater Lift Station Rehabilitation – $3.3 million — Century Correctional, Century Woods Apartments, Highway 4 West, Jefferson Avenue, Pond and Jefferson
- Wastewater Treatment Plant Improvements — $5.577 million — construction underway
- Water Well Rehabilitation on three water wells — $264,877 — electrical work
- Water Well Rehabilitation $334,707 — building and site renovations
- Century Correctional Water Well — $1.37 million
- Freedom Road Bridge Replacement — $1.3 million — estimate completion October 2026
- Tedder Road Water Service Line Replacement –$150,000
- Water Improvements, Billing Software $150,000
- Multi-Use Facility/Shelter — $10.3 million — finishing environmental works soon; design forthcoming, construction completion estimated November 2026
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3 Responses to “Mayor Casts Vision For Century’s Future, Details Millions In Ongoing Projects”
Remember those potential house buyers the real estate agent accompanied to the door of the “for sale” home? You know, the ones with their first question being “How well do the waterlines and lift stations work in this community?”
Nope. The actual question was, “What is the neighborhood like?”
Rebuilding infrastructure is great. But people in the south of the county where land is running low are moving to Pace, Molino, and Navy Federalville. These places are or will become middle or upscale communities loaded with cars. FDOTs solution to all traffic woes are traffic signals. This means a two hour trip for commuters from Century to Pensacola in 10 years.
Century will not be a new resident landing zone just because land becomes scarce to the south and because lift stations are wired better. If Century wants a prosperous future by attracting new residents, it’s going to need to ask itself on a regular basis, “What is the neighborhood like?”
Please for the love of GOD pave Briggs Blvd and the north end of Jefferson to Hwy 4!!! It is getting Ridiculous! The roads should have never been allowed to get this bad! It is embarrassing and costing folks lots of money in vehicle repairs!
It’s refreshing to see a leader working to move the town forward.