Homeless Woman Will Have To Leave Century Park; Town Will Put Up Signs To Forbid Overnight Camping

April 8, 2008

The Century Town Council voted to place “No Overnight Camping” signs at the town’s Wayside Park located next to the Country Bumpkin on North Century Boulevard.

The woman, who Mayor Freddie McCall described as “sweet” and “apparently a Christian lady”, has been sleeping in her car in the park for some time. But council members said they were concerned about her living in her car in the park.

McCall said he had tried to get her to go to a homeless shelter in Pensacola, but she refused. McCall said she had been staying in a Flomaton Park until they ran her out of town.

“She had somebody working on her car right there in the park,” Town Clerk Dorothy Sims said.

In other business, the council approved the lone bid on replacing a sign at the town’s industrial park. The sign was destroyed back in 2004 when Hurricane Ivan roared through the area.

The eight by ten foot sign will cost the town $7,905 from Markham and Sons, but most of that money will come from insurance proceeds the town received back in 2004.

The council was scheduled to hear a presentation from Dale Long of Fabre Engineering according to the agenda, but he was not present. McCall said Long was to inform the council that the state had approved a water pressure tank system at near the Century Correction Institute. The total bill on the project will be $18,695, but the council took no action on moving forward. McCall said a decision did not have to be made on the project right away.

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Written by William Reynolds · Filed Under News