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Century To Get Update On Economic Development Strategic Plan
March 1, 2014
A new Economic Development Strategic Plan is under development for the Town of Century, and Monday night council members will here a status report on the project.
Matt Schwalb and Brice Harris from the Haas Center are scheduled to present the update during the 7 p.m. Monday meeting of the Century Town Council.
When Century updated its Comprehensive Plan in March 2012, the need for an economic development strategy was identified as one of the critical issues facing the Town.
Last July, Century was awarded a $25,000 a Community Planning Technical Assistance Grant from the Florida Department of Economic Opportunity. The grant provided the Town the opportunity to contract with the University of West Florida’s Haas Center to develop the plan.
Pictured top: Rod Lewes of the Haas Center (the research and consulting arm of the University of West Florida) makes a presentation last September to the Century Town Council. NorthEscambia.com file photo, click to enlarge.
In developing the plan, the Haas Center has solicited input from area businesses, residents and other economic development agencies in the region.
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2 Responses to “Century To Get Update On Economic Development Strategic Plan”
Let’s not waste this opportunity and move forward with a realistic plan based on their report. I will not be able to attend the meeting, so keep us updated William.
Perhaps the people of Century could attend this meeting and ask questions about where the town is really headed and get replies from Mr. Lewis.
Here’s a thought, why doesn’t Century try and get the (much discussed) Fish Hatchery located there, or in the area, instead of the City of Pensacola putting it on the waterfront?
It seems like a good place and we suspect that the hatchery isn’t going to pull a lever and dump fish directly into Pensacola Bay.
Water in the hatchery would have to be regulated and so there is no real need to pump in bay water — which is questionable in quality at times.
Most hatcheries raise fish some distance from the water then transport the fish to the relocation site by truck.
Just a thought.