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From Century Sewage To Escambia Radios: Requests That Didn’t Make the Florida Budget
June 6, 2026
The proposed Florida budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year includes millions of dollars of funded, and partially funded, projects for Escambia County.
Those projects include nearly $1.2 million for Century water and sewer projects, funds for an Escambia River Electric Cooperative water project, ECUA, and Escambia County public safety needs.
However, a huge Escambia County project and a relatively large Century project were not included in the state budget, which awaits the signature of Gov. Ron DeSantis, who has the power to veto line items.
The unfunded projects for Escambia County and Century are:
Escambia County Radio System Upgrade — $38 million
Escambia County requested $38 million to replace the county’s aging P25 UHF radio system with a modern 800 MHz trunked platform. The upgrade would have renewed all hardware and software for fire, EMS, law enforcement, transit and public works, in addition to improving interoperability with regional partners during major incidents and planned events.
“The 2012 system nears end-of-life in 2030, and failure may risk public safety,” the appropriations request stated.
Century WWTP Motor Control $1.061 million
The Town of Century requested $1.061 million for a wastewater treatment plant motor control center (MCC) replacement. The town said parts on the current MCC routinely fail, and the age of the system makes it difficult to find replacement parts. The MCC replacement is a requirement set forth by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection.
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4 Responses to “From Century Sewage To Escambia Radios: Requests That Didn’t Make the Florida Budget”
Property taxes are not the problem….the high cost of Homeowners insurance is the problem.
try being a corrections officer in a “pro law enforcement” state and being homeless. get a $6 raise dangled in front of your face for 6 months to only get .90. my dad got his house working at a deli and you have sworn law enforcement that has to live with family friends split a place. WHAT AN EMBARRASSMENT and the state wonders why no one stays and why they can only get kids fresh out of high school. VOTE THEM ALL OUT.
LA – I agree 100%
Here we go with the subject of cutting of property taxes. Meanwhile our state officials can afford to maintain & fix the things at their home they “own”.They can afford a vacation etc. The common folks mow their own grass, live paycheck to paycheck & eat most of their meals at home because they can’t afford to do otherwise. We are going to read a lot of things like this for awhile. I have always thought paying property taxes on what you “ own” was ridiculous anyway!!!! I think increase sales tax & quit breaking the folks trying so hard just to live within their means! I said what I said!!!