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It’s Going To Look A Lot Like Christmas In Century
September 13, 2012
The Town of Century is making plans for Christmas, ordering new decorations for utility poles along North Century Boulevard.
The town has ordered 42, 50-inch Christmas wreaths with energy saving LED bulbs and 24-inch nylon bows. The wreaths were ordered from Dixie Decorations in Montavello, Ala., for $15,047 — an amount reflecting a 17 percent discount received for placing an order prior to Monday.
The wreaths were chosen by council President Ann Brooks, who was appointed by the council as a one-person committee to choose the decorations. They will replace aging decorations donated to the town about five years ago when the City of Pensacola upgraded their Christmas decor.
The town is still waiting to hear back from Gulf Power on the cost to wire the poles as needed for the new decorations, according to Town Clerk Leslie Gonzalez. Twenty-six utility poles in the town are already wired, but 16 will need wiring installed.
Pictured top: Century Town Council President Ann Brooks (left) shows a municipal Christmas decoration catalog to council members Sandra McMurray Jackson (center) and Jacke Johnston during a meeting earlier this year. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
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5 Responses to “It’s Going To Look A Lot Like Christmas In Century”
Lets just hope they at least wait till after Thanksgiving to put them up. Let us enjoy the Holiday that we are in.
$15,047 for Christmas Decorations? I can understand fixing up the decorations we have and possibly buying a few more. But in this economy, with so many people going without, that money could have been put to better use. JMHO
why didn’t century council make JOBS in century to make wreaths …. da
Why not wire it fer solar powered led ….then ya ain’t gotta worry about gulfpower n money n such, use renewable energy …..the sun …..just saying just a thought
Instead of wasting additional money on Christmas decor, how about cleaning up the streets. Century is the beginning of what people see when they enter in Florida from the AL side. Driving through Century just makes you feel dirty.
What about using that money to improve what is already there… Just a thought.