Latest Headlines
- State Funding $240 Million Beulah I-10 Interchange
- Failed Urban Development Centery YouthFirst Program Finally Repays Unsecured Loan From Century
- FDOT Updates Status Of Century Highway 29 Construction Work
- Walnut Hill Man, Three Others Charged After Alleged Overdose On Embalming Fluid, GHB
- Escambia Man, 77, Charged With Shooting Multiple Rounds At Santa Rosa County SWAT
- Escambia (AL) Volunteer Fire Departments Receive State Grant, Present Service Awards
- Tate Grad, UWF Standout Darrien McDowell Selected In 2024 MLB Draft
- Escambia County Corrections’ Wilson, Hankins Graduate From State Leadership Programs
- Escambia Commission Cancels This Week’s Meeting
- Suspect, 19, Indicted For Fatal Drive-By Shooting Of 70-Year-Old
After News Article, Contractor Mows Century Sidewalks
July 19, 2016
Last Thursday, NorthEscambia.com published an article about weeds along the North Century Boulevard sidewalks in Century reaching several feet high in several places after not being mowed this season. By Friday, an small army of mowers descended on Century, and that mowing continued Monday.
The Florida Department of Transportation contracts with Broadspectrum (formerly known as Transfield Services) to mow along the rights of way of the state highway within the town limits. In most of the town, the right of way has been mowed by individual home or business owners. But in other locations, some weeds were over five-feet high as of last week.
Mayor Freddie McCall reported Monday that Broadspectrum has eight zero turn mowers in Century Friday, with additional mowing on Monday. He said the company will continue to work Tuesday or Wednesday, cleaning sidewalks and trimming tree limbs.
McCall said he is scheduled to meet with a company representative from Tallahassee on Wednesday.
NorthEscambia.com photos, click to enlarge
Comments
7 Responses to “After News Article, Contractor Mows Century Sidewalks”
That’s wonderful news. Glad it all worked out, a shining example of working together for the betterment. The collective voice makes a difference. I think the Mayor, Boutwell, Steve Barry worked well together on this one.
William,
Maybe you could write an article about the grass that needs cutting along the Barrineau park road and Hwy 99 road that is being repaved. It seems that the county is not cutting it because it is in the middle of construction and its probably not in Panhandle Paving’s contract so they are not cutting it either.
I think we should be thanking mr boutwell he is the one that made the mayor do his job and find out why the grass wasn’t being mowed in the first place
Thank you, North Escambia. They should be ashamed of themselves.
Lighten up John
Maybe the person signing the check, should also be at that meeting.
Someone should look into if the contractor should repay some of the money, or other disciplinary action should be taken.