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Century Eyes $140,000 Drainage Improvement Grant
October 22, 2009
The Town of Century is in the process of landing a $140,000 grant to improve drainage in an area south of the old Century High School.
The complete $540,000 project was designed prior to Hurricane Ivan, and it sat “shovel ready” since that time. The project would improve stormwater drainage in an area bordered roughly by Hecker Road to the north, Mayo Street to the west, Baptist Church Road to the east and a concrete ditch between Mayo Lane and Church Street to the south.
The town is working to determine if money from half cent sales tax or local option sales tax funds can legally be used to complete the entire project. If not, a portion of the project will be done using the $140,000 grant.
If the town is able to put matching funds into the project, Dale Long, the town’s engineer, said he would like to see the elimination of deep ditches along the narrow Archie Street.
The town will ask its attorney for any opinion on the legality of using half cent sales tax or LOST funds for this or any other drainage project.
Pictured above: This graphic shows the approximate area that would see drainage improvements if the Town of Century gets a $140,000 grant. NorthEscambia.com graphic, click to enlarge.
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