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Century Looks To Purchase Acreage Around Sewage Plant
February 5, 2014
The Town of Century is looking to purchase 112 acres that surround their waste waster treatment facility off Jefferson Avenue.
The property was recently foreclosed upon by the Bank of Brewton, and now the bank is looking to sell the somewhat less than desirable tract.
Mayor Freddie McCall said about 30 acres of the property could be used in the future to expand the waster water treatment plant, while the remaining 80 acres or so is mostly wetlands. That wetland acreage could be used by the town to offset other land and building projects in the future, McCall said.
The Century Town Council has authorized the mayor to negotiate a best price with the bank.
Pictured: An aerial view of the Century Waste Water Treatment Facility just off Jefferson Avenue. Courtesy image for NorthEscambia.com click to enlarge.
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2 Responses to “Century Looks To Purchase Acreage Around Sewage Plant”
This is a great idea.
Preservation of existing wetlands may in some situations be accepted. Besides, this area has been degraded over the years by timber harvesting practices and invasive species like privet and popcorn trees. It is a great potential mitigation project.
Existing wetlands can not be used by the town to offset other land and building projects in the future.
Only if the existing wetlands are “upgraded” to a more valued type of wetland.
The non-wetland areas could be turned into more wetlands and that could be used
by the town to offset other land and building projects in the future.
There has to be a gain in quantity or quality.