Escambia County To Provide Financial Assistance To Century For Tornado Cleanup

May 3, 2016

Escambia County Administrator Jack Brown is recommending that the county provide financial assistance to the Town of Century to help cover tornado cleanup expenses.

On February 15, the Town of Century was struck by an EF-3 tornado that had winds estimated to be up to 155 miles per hour that damaged or totally destroyed 109 structures.  The Town of Century didn’t have the approximate equipment to clean up the debris caused by the tornado, so they rented the equipment from Thompson Tractor Company, Inc., and hired Republic Services to remove the debris.

Town officials believed that FEMA funding would become available to reimburse them for expenses associated with the cleanup, but FEMA determined that the damage was not severe enough for federal assistance.

At Thursday’s meeting of the Escambia County Commission, Brown will recommend that county pay invoices from Thompson Tractor Company for $10,042.20 and from Republic Services for $24,413.34.

The invoices total $37,455.54. If approved by the county commission, the Escambia County will make payment on Century’s behalf using county operating reserve funds.

Pictured: Tornado debris is loaded into a dumpster on Front Street in Century on March 1. NorthEscambia.com photo, click to enlarge.

Comments

One Response to “Escambia County To Provide Financial Assistance To Century For Tornado Cleanup”

  1. fisherman on May 3rd, 2016 7:20 am

    If we can give money away for festivals and the like this payment should be a no brainer. Pay it !!!!

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