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Century Closes Town Hall, Goes Cashless After Two Employees Test Positive For COVID-19
July 25, 2020
The Town of Century has closed their town hall and gone cashless for utility payments after two employees tested positive for COVID-19.
Interim City Manager Vernon Prather said both employees went home on quarantine after notifying the town of their positive results. Both worked in the town hall.
Utility payments can be made in the drop box next to the drive-up window. Only checks or money orders are accepted, no cash.
Credit card payments can be made by phone or the drive-thru window only on July 31 and August 5. from 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. These are currently the only dates the drive- thru window will be open and the only dates credit card payments can be made by phone, but additional dates may be added as needed. No cash will be accepted on drive-thru window days.
For more information or further assistance call (850) 256-3208 from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m. or email kgodwin@centuryflorida.us or hhawkins@centuryflorida.us.
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19 Responses to “Century Closes Town Hall, Goes Cashless After Two Employees Test Positive For COVID-19”
It’s not about the virus coming in through money. It’s about payment can only be made through the drop off box, as there will be no one there to accept payment. Do you really want to put cash into the drop off box and not get a receipt?
CONTEMPLATING:
“This is opening a window towards a cashless society”
And you believe the conspiracy picked Century to carry out the action and — I must assume — the entire COVID-19 pandemic is part of the sinister plot?
Fascinating.
REGARDING:
“Declining to take cash payment is against the Law, Federal Law!”
No law is valid which requires you to kill yourself.
No jury would convict. No court would uphold.
Instead of your conspiracy theories consider a couple of things:
1. Two people are in need of our prayers for healing.
2. Century has a very small staff. Two of them out is about half of the staff. Maybe that’s why the payment window will only be open certain days.
Concerned Citizen is correct. It is totally illegal to refuse cash if that is how someone wishes to pay. It is the legal tender of the land.
i use checks, put it in an envelope with the bill. drop it in the deposit box. done.
How can you PROVE the virus came from money vs the persons being exposed to it out in the public or from family? You can’t!
This is opening a window towards a cashless society, which I’m absolutely against and all the Mayor is doing is creating opportunities for that agenda to prosper in the town of Century. Humm, can’t help but wonder… if $$ aren’t involved in promoting this agenda?
Better do your research Mayor and town of Century, the book of Revelation warns us against this!
Wearing gloves and washing your hands often is key here since they’re already behind glass. I try to wash my hands after each round of customers even if I wear gloves. Hand sanitizers inbetween customers.
There is no way that I would call my credit card information in to that bunch running the Town of Century!
Thought cash was king take me back to the old days
Need to listen to Concerned Citizen. …
Already suit in Mississippi over not taking cash.
A US treasury note is legal tender and if you refuse it there are laws on the books that say the debt is paid in full. And basically you can’t do anything about it. Senator in MS already put business in his state on notice you have to accept cash, you can make it exact amount so you don’t have to give change, but you have to take it.
This shortage is just another ploy to scare people. And every one is falling for it, especially the business.
Declining to take cash payment is against the Law, Federal Law! On all US Currency it states “ This Note Is Legal Tender for all Debts, Private And Public”. Enjoy the Law Suit if you deny payment.
Wondering, anyone feel a bit uneasy about giving credit card info to the City of Century or any other places?
We pay Cash where can be done and No issues with “Change” shortage.
Citizens may however be short-changed way too often.
Good time to close Century down.
Easy to go cashless when you don’t have anymoney. Maybe I’m cashless too!
Cashless huh ? So you are telling me that I can’t use my government issued greenbacks to pay my bill ? What law is that ? Yes, I imagine a lot more of this. The filthy government has desensitized America to stop using cash for the extremely right infringing cashless society that is coming. Most people think “no big deal”. Just wait, laugh now, cry later.
I’ve been buying bits of silver and gold for almost a decade on a weekly basis. Hope you all enjoy what’s coming. Things will perhaps get better and you’ll say “crazy person”. Just remember how fast it can go from normal to wth !
I guess covid 19 can’t live on people’s debit cards, credit cards, or personal checks? Cashless society is not the way to go forever.
Just like shutdowns and lockdowns of certain businesses but others remain open. I’m glad to see that officials in charge can tell that a virus is smart enough to only attach itself to money, but won’t attach to handwritten checks or money orders touch by numerous people before being used as payment. Damn this virus is smart.
I think this is the first time I’ve ever seen Century and cashless in the same article. I kind of thought they printed their own.